Gasquet reviewed his incredible negative history against Nadal: “It’s horrible”

One of the visible faces of the old school still active, the tennis player Richard Gasquet (129°) polishes details to face your farewell season at the highest level, after announcing that he will definitely hang up his racket at Roland Garros 2025.

Despite enjoying a successful career, the Beziers-born, 38-year-old and owner of 16 titles, was left with one pending account that he will no longer be able to pay off, following the recent retirement of the Spaniard Rafael Nadalwho became his true black beast by showing him the way out in the 18 matches against each other on the circuit, six in Grand Slam tournaments.

“I’ve lost 18 times to him, it’s horrible. I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that it was a pleasure.because it is a shame for me that I was never able to beat him. Now his career is over, so I will never be able to beat him,” said the former world number 7, who only took four sets from the left-handed man from Manaco, in statements to the Super Moscato program.

Continuing along the same lines, the tanned doubles medalist at the 2012 London Olympic Games recalled the battle in the semi-finals of Monte-Carlo 2005, when he almost won but lost 6-7 (6), 6-4 and 6-3: “I’ve known Rafa since we were kids, He wasn’t someone who scared me.. I had already beaten him when I was 13 years old. I thought I could beat him in Monaco. After that I had a hard time, he progressed, there is no doubt. “It became a very complicated undertaking.”

“When you are an athlete and you are unable to beat someone, that hurts, there is no doubt,” concluded the three-time semifinalist in Majorswho barely totaled four wins and 12 falls in the Tour during 2024, highlighting the quarterfinals reached at the ATP 250 in Estoril.