« Adrien! Adrien! Adrien! », chanted the courageous spectators who remained until the end of the fierce fight between Adrien Gobat and Alexandre Müller, Monday December 9, in the quarter-final of the Caen Open. At 23 years old, the 942nd player in the ATP rankings demonstrated that having eliminated Jules Marie in the first round was not a coincidence, far from it. For 2 hours 16 minutes, he struggled against Alexandre Müller, despite being the 67th player in the world, pocketing the first set despite a break behind in the first game. It was a huge match from start to finish. I was not at 100% of my abilities, I was physically weakened but I managed to come out with a big match mentally », confides the Poitevin who came very close to the feat. Despite a second set lost 6-0, Adrien Gobat was able to remobilize in the last round, captivating the hundreds of purists who did well to prolong the pleasure at the Palais des Sports after the poster between Richard Gasquet and Dominic Thiem.
“It’s a great experience”
« The public pushed me a lot, it helped me a lot “, he emphasizes. Powerful and capable of destabilizing Alexandre Müller, who is 875 places ahead at the ATP, the one who spent almost half the year injured even obtained a match point in the tie-break he had just won. Proof, if any were needed, that tennis turns out to be a highly unpredictable science. Even if he did not ultimately conclude the offering unlike his opponent two points later, Adrien Gobat “ only remember the positive ». « It’s a great experience, I’m going to rely on this match and yesterday’s to continue moving forward », continues the 1.75 m right-hander who has been touring French tournaments all season to make a living, as best he can, from his passion. “ I feel that I am progressing and even if I still have a lot to improve in my game, I want to be among the greatest “, he explains with conviction. One thing is certain, he will have left a nice impression at the Palais des Sports. And the long-term fight that Alexandre Müller had to wage to eliminate him could weigh in the balance, from this Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m., against Cameron Norrie, for the first semi-final of this 18th edition of the ‘Caen Open.
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