Mathieu Warnier, Media365: published on Sunday January 12, 2025 at 5:25 p.m.
While his match in the first round of the Australian Open against Omar Jasika was disrupted by the rain, Hugo Gaston said he had difficulty restarting before finding the right fuel to overcome the Australian in a very good atmosphere.
Hugo Gaston did not have an easy introduction. On Court No. 3 in Melbourne, the Habs launched their Australian Open against local Omar Jasika with a success in four sets in a match that the person admits was “very complicated”. “Australian players, when they have wild cards, we know that they are very dangerous,” confided the native of Toulouse in comments collected by the official website of the French Tennis Federation (FFT). I’m really happy with my match, getting through it in four sets. » A meeting which was disrupted by the storms which heavily drenched the capital of the State of Victoria, causing a very long interruption after the first set won by the Habs. An event that the Australian knew how to approach better according to his opponent. “He managed to ‘re-enter’ the match better,” admitted Hugo Gaston. Afterwards, I was able to raise my level of play, be much more aggressive, much more consistent in the third and fourth sets, so very happy to have come out of it today (Sunday). » An uncertainty as to the time of resumption of the match which did not make the day very easy for the Toulouse player.
Gaston: “I managed to produce better tennis”
“We had to adapt, we had to think about eating, hydrating ourselves correctly,” he summarized. I came home, I was still a little soft. These are things that were paid for in cash. He managed to break me from the start, even if I managed to unbreak him, it immediately boosted him up again. » After this second set to forget, Hugo Gaston assured that he was “happy to have come out of it in the third set”. “I managed to produce better tennis, to be much more aggressive, with many fewer unforced errors, to annoy him much more,” said the 81st player in the world. And, in the fourth set, I continued this momentum, so it was really good. » In Court No. 3, which could bring together around 3,000 people, the meeting took place in a strong atmosphere because the French supporters did not miss the meeting. “It’s great to benefit from strong support,” said Hugo Gaston. Honestly, I didn’t think there were going to be so many French people. » French supporters who “were great”, just like the Australians. Which makes the native of Toulouse say that there was “a lot of respect for the two players”, he who is now meeting for the second round of the Australian Open, with the number 24 seed Jiri Lehecka who will be on his way.
