Richard Gasquet, beaten by Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 7-5 Monday in the first round of the ATP in Marseille: “The conditions were very slow. The bullets, very slow, it was monstrous, I have rarely seen that. It’s not tennis anymore. There weren’t many bounces. Even back then it wasn’t easy for my game… Today it’s even worse. Since Covid, there has been a ball quality problem, it looks like supermarket balls from the time. The same ones you played with fifteen times in a row and put in the basket. You have to hit. Guys who hit the ball hard have more control. But that’s no excuse.
I lack a little strength, a little power. I screwed up on break points (none converted out of five obtained). And he plays quite well too, he often gave me problems… I played better than last week. I didn’t play that badly, but I didn’t make the points I needed to make. I had difficulty putting the opponent away from the ball. I suffered a little on the court. Physically it was hard. There were a lot of rallies, a lot of difficult points. It wasn’t crazy, really. »
2024-02-05 23:12:43
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