The Frenchman returned to his announcement which went almost unnoticed due to the media earthquake caused by the retirement of Rafael Nadal a few hours later.
There are three hundred and sixty-five days in a year and Richard Gasquet had to announce his retirement (in an interview with L’Équipe) after Roland-Garros 2025 on the same day as that of Rafael Nadal, who will rank, him, his racket at the end of the season! The Biterrois, however, beat the Spaniard by a few hours on Thursday but his announcement almost went unnoticed. Until the end, the Spaniard will have overshadowed the Frenchman, beaten during his 18 confrontations against him among professionals (he had nevertheless won their face-to-face at the Tournoi des Petits As in Tarbes in. .. 1999).
In the columns of Midi Libre, Gasquet returns to this strange timing which did not upset him at all. “It made me smile, it was funny. Of course I wasn’t expecting it at all. But for me, it was a little more in the morning. Fortunately, I beat him to it by a few hours. It was nice, I said that earlier.”laughed the 38-year-old whose phone has been heating up a lot in recent days: “I received quite a few things. It’s a new experience we’ll say. Obviously, it was the right time to announce it, but yes, it always feels a little weird.”
That he does it during the day at the same time, I admit that it is a coincidence which is quite incredible
Richard Gasquet
The former 7th player in the world with 16 titles on the circuit, however, did not have the privilege of having received a message from Nadal which stole the show: “No no (laughs). He’s already taking care of himself, it’s not easy. That he does it during the day at the same time, I admit that it’s a coincidence which is quite incredible, that’s for sure. We played together for 25 years and we said it on the same day. It’s true that it made me feel strange. It was a pretty nice wink all the same (laughs). The probability was low.added the Habs who had only revealed the news of retirement to his parents and his coach.
