Tennis
The world’s seventh oldest racket won at the start of the Challenger in France
Former world number seven, French tennis player Richard Gasquet (ATP No. 65) won the opening match of the Challenger Series tournament in Rennes, France.
In the first set of the match against another Frenchman, Jules Marie, with a score of 3:5, Gasquet made a break and soon made a break at 5:5, which became decisive in the game. After that, the 37-year-old master player quickly took the game and closed the set with serve. In the second game, Gasquet took a break in the third game and calmly won the set and the match, and scored it on his opponent’s serve.
In the second round, Richard Gasquet will face the winner of the match between Italian Luca Nardi and another French tennis player Manuel Guinard.
ATP Challenger 100, Open de Rennes, hard
Rennes, France
1 round
Richard Gasquet (France, 1) – Jules Marie (France) – 7:5, 6:3
Source: Sport UA
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