Richard Gasquet lost in qualifying for the Open and is retiring. He will forever be known for 2 things:
1) Beating Federer in 2005 when Fed went 81-4 that year
2) successfully getting his coke suspension revoked because he argued he got exposed by making out with a model
Legend
Gasquet was ranked the best junior of his generation. I believe he's still the youngest player every to win a Masters 1000 match at age 15. The most perfect one-handed backhand. But he didn't quite make it to the top as a pro because he's French.
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Diallo gets one of the other 5 guys, Jaime Munar. Definitely winnable and would probably get Authur Fils in round 2. Probably the best section he could draw.
Schwartzman vs Monfils!
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Take a short vacation for a few days and quite a bit has happened. Best news is Gabriel Diallo qualifying for the US Open, way to go Gabe!! Worst news is Sinner testing positive for PED's yet getting a pass, that doesn't sit very well with me.
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If Shapo can win his first round match versus BVDZ, he'll likely take on Charlie in round 2. That could either be fun or a train wreck, but it should attract a lot of eyeballs.
He won't be winning anything until he starts serving a heck of a lot better. Also, the ankle rollover doesn't appear to be too serious for Charlie, he plans to be at practice on Sunday.
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Meanwhile, another week on the ATP tour and another week of questionable umpiring decisions...To cut to the chase, Alex Michelsen fired a ball into the stands and struck a person and was not automatically defaulted. Shapo didn't hesitate to weigh in...
He should have been defaulted but being the final it would have been a terrible way to end the tournament and the presentations would have been super awkward. If it was in the early rounds I feel they may have defaulted him.
As Thiem embarks on his last US Open, I think it's a good time to remind people he was 5-2 against Federer and after losing his first 5 matches to Djokovic he went 5-2 against him after. A healthy Thiem and it's safe to say the slam totals of Nadal, Djokovic and Alcaraz would be different
