Despite his elimination in the first round of Roland-Garros, Richard Gasquet has announced that he wants to return next year to Porte d’Auteuil. The Frenchman wants to participate one last time in the Parisian Grand Slam. “I hope to play again next year,” said the now 36-year-old.
Richard Gasquet, soon to be 37, “hopes to play one more Roland-Garros” in 2024, he said after his defeat in the first round of the Parisian Grand Slam against another Frenchman, Arthur Rinderknech, on Tuesday. Gasquet (52nd) lost 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) against Rinderknech (78th).
Asked whether he had already considered leaving, “honestly, I haven’t thought too much about it. I hope to play one more Roland-Garros next year,” replied Gasquet. “Afterwards, I will necessarily have points to defend at the start of the year, we’ll see where it takes me in the standings. If I see that I’m far, we’ll see where I stop later. But maybe the “Next year at Roland-Garros, yes, it’s a possibility. It’s not impossible,” continued the three-time Grand Slam semi-finalist.
“No Better Ending”
“It’s sure that ending here is the most beautiful. There is no more beautiful ending. If I had an ending to choose from, it would be here. Maybe in a year, he said. he added. Finishing at Roland-Garros is beautiful all the same, it’s better than finishing elsewhere.” “If I go down (in the ATP rankings), it will definitely be the time to stop and finish” at Roland-Garros, he repeats. Gasquet was playing his twentieth Roland-Garros in 2023. At best, he got there in the quarter-finals in 2016.