Richard Gasquet, last French representative to Winston Salem. At 37, he won in three sets after conceding the first against American Brandon Nakashima (72nd in the world), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, on the night of Wednesday to Monday. Gasquet continues to amaze and prepare well for the US Open (August 28-September 10) on the American hard.
After the eliminations of Arthur Fils, Benjamin Bonzi and Luca Van Assche in the previous round, the 57th player in the world will defend the French colors in the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in North Carolina against the No. 3 seed, a another American, Sebastian Korda.
Titled at the start of the year in Auckland, the French veteran has reached the quarter-finals of an ATP tournament for the third time this season after also reaching this level in Stuttgart, on grass, in June.
