Aware that French tennis is going through a complicated pass, Richard Gasquet (35) intends to help the new generation to take over from that of the Musketeers.
« It was very, very bad, it even sucks. That you don’t have a Frenchman in the round of a Grand Slam, it’s incredible. The observation on the year 2021 of French tennis is clear and comes from Richard Gasquet. After several great generations, the Blues have hardly shone this season, while the young people are slow to hatch at the highest level in the world. “Next year is an important year for young people. I hope we have a guy in the ten. There, this year there is none and it is worrying. (…) We will try to push the young people, whether (Hugo) Gaston, (Ugo) Humbert, Lucas (Pouille) who can come back, others who will arrive. I play a lot with guys and I’m sensitive to that, recognized the Biterrois. We were in the same position, in times of doubt, complicated times when we did not take the leap, where the tournaments are tough, the Futures, the Challengers, there is a lot of competition. “
“ATP then, it’s a jungle”
“It speaks to me because I was in those moments. We know what high level is, the sacrifices you have to make to get there, what’s going on in your head. Self-confidence is complex. This experience must be passed on. (…) In fact the juniors, that does not mean anything. What is important is the circuit. It is not knowing tennis to tell yourself that if you finish third junior, you will have a great career, subsequently explained Gasquet, during an interview with L’Equipe about the crisis going through tennis. French. Me, I won Roland-Garros juniors, a minute later I had forgotten. It’s good to win them but that doesn’t guarantee anything. It can even put stupidly the pressure, you are expected behind, it should not be the case. ATP then is a jungle. All the guys are playing well. Today, a 200th or 300th man is much stronger than before. It remains to be seen whether 2022 will allow the Blues to raise their heads.
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