Richard Gasquet, beaten by Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 7-5 Monday in the first round of the ATP in Marseille: “The conditions were very slow. The bullets, very slow, it was monstrous, I have rarely seen that. It’s not tennis anymore. There weren’t many bounces. Even back then it wasn’t easy for my game… Today it’s … Read more
The day after his exhibition in Cape Town with Rafael Nadal in February 2020, historic in terms of its attendance (51,954 spectators, broken record) and moving in the context of a return to his roots, we found him at Ellerman House, in Bantry Bay, a very quaint little Victorian-style hotel overlooking the incredible Cape Coast … Read more
It’s hard to believe that Novak Djokovic has “only” won the US Open three times (2011, 2015, 2018) in a stadium and with playing conditions made for him. Deprived of the United States last year because of his vaccination status, the Serb was able to see that his first steps in New York this year … Read more
“This game against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave made you famous!(Laughs.) I became known in the world of chess and, little by little, I was in contact with excellent chess players like Hikaru Nakamura or Vladimir Kramnik, not to mention Maxime, even if it’s been a while since we haven’t spoken. It’s exciting for me to be known … Read more