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Journalist
Holder of a Master's degree in sports journalism, I fell in love with Tennis since childhood and have always loved reading the great stories of this sport. Today, I want to tell them about them, take full advantage of my passion and be as close as possible to the aces of the circuit.
Last month, Richard Gasquet announced the end of his career at the Roland-Garros tournament in 2025. The Frenchman, former 7th in the world and winner of 16 titles on the ATP circuit, was considered one of the future greats of world tennis in his youth. Born a few days apart from Rafael Nadal, he went through the golden era of the Big 3 without ever really succeeding in doing well in the game.
For 20 years, tennis has been fortunate to see immense champions evolve who have dazzled every court on the planet. While Roger Federer has already retired and Rafael Nadal is very close to them, those who have been around them a lot are also hanging up their snowshoes in turn. For Richard Gasquetthe comparison is difficult to make when we look at the statistical results.
A “brutal era”
During all these years, the Big 3 often left only crumbs for their opponents and even if French tennis experienced a golden period with 4 big names, they were never able to win a Grand Slam. Richard Gasquethe presents a difficult assessment in the face of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic et Roger Federer. “The problem is that behind it, there are nineteen victories for him and two for me. It was difficult. The era was brutal. When you have Djokovic, Federer, Nadal in all tournaments, it’s not easy” does he debut on the show C to you.
Good memories
The Big 3 era is slowly coming to an end and they will forever leave an indelible mark. For Richard Gasquetthe experience was beautiful but also traumatic, he who has a record of 3 victories for 50 defeats against Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal et Novak Djokovic. “It was a period that was still magnificent; having beaten Roger Federer in Monaco, it’s one of my greatest victories on the circuit” he remembers when talking about this success obtained in 2005 at Monte Carlo against the Swiss, world number 1 at the time.
