Hugo Gaston

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12.10.2020

Bajwyżśzy ranking w karierze: 157

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Hugo Gaston z dziką kartą do Paryż-Bercy Masters-1000:
https://www.rolexparismasters.com/fr/wild-cards-2020

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Gaston & Paris: One of the breakout stars in Paris less than two months ago at Roland Garros was #NextGenATP Frenchman Gaston. The 20-year-old lefty thrilled fans from around the world with his drop shots and overall creativity en route to the fourth round, in which he lost a five-set thriller against two-time finalist Dominic Thiem. Gaston won a round in Rolex Paris Masters qualifying last year and he will make his main draw debut this edition against ninth seed Pablo Carreno Busta.

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Best Slam Upsets Of 2020

Hugo Gaston def. Stan Wawrinka, Roland Garros, Paris, R3, 2 October 2020

Spoiler:

On paper, a clash between a three-time Grand Slam champion and a 20-year-old without a tour-level win is a mismatch. But this year on the Parisian terre battue, Hugo Gaston flipped the expected script on Stan Wawrinka.

Wawrinka, the 2015 champion who was appearing in the third round at Roland Garros for the 12th time, was trying to gain momentum for another big run in France. The Swiss star breezed through the opening set 6-2 and all seemed to be going according to plan.

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But while Gaston, a diminutive 5’8” left-hander, couldn’t match the consistent baseline power of Wawrinka, one of the game’s most physical players, he brought another skill that endeared him to fans watching from around the world. This match might be looked back on as the birth of the “drop shot king”.

The speedy Gaston not only fought to put ball after ball back in play, but he pulled out his drop shot early and often. Even after it became clear that the drop shot was the World No. 239’s biggest weapon, Wawrinka struggled to deal with it.

There was a two-hour, 25-minute rain suspension at 2-2 in the third set, giving the Swiss a chance to refresh his mind and formulate a game plan against the home favourite. But Gaston frustrated Wawrinka even upon the resumption of play by confusing the Swiss. The lefty crushed a backhand winner to gain a break right away and finished off the set.

"I tried to play my game,” Gaston said. “But I didn't know I could do it - until I won.”

Although Wawrinka battled hard and at times found his range from the baseline to force a fifth set, Gaston, buoyed by his home crowd — albeit thin due to COVID-19 restrictions — completed a shocking 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 victory. After Wawrinka failed to handle a Gaston overhead on match point, the Frenchman dropped his racquet and put his hands on his head in disbelief.

“It's difficult to explain. It's fantastic,” Gaston said. “It was a great match. I'm very happy today.”

Gaston was the last Frenchman in the main draw. He became the lowest-ranked player to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros since another French wild card, No. 283-ranked Arnaud Di Pasquale, in 2002. The lefty used another drop shot deluge in the Round of 16 against two-time tournament finalist Dominic Thiem, but the recent US Open champion was able to survive in five brutal sets.

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2020 w liczbach:

Ranking: 162
Bilans meczów: 3-3
Tytuły: 0
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $319,811

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Hugo Gaston, World No. 162

The last Frenchman standing at 2020 Roland Garros, Hugo Gaston made sure that the Parisian crowd would remember his name. Ranked outside the Top 200, 20-year-old Gaston didn’t have a tour-level win to his name, but he delighted home fans with the best performance of his career to reach the fourth round.

Along the way, he completed one of the upsets of the year over three-time Grand Slam winner Wawrinka, outlasting the former World No. 3 in five sets for a statement 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 victory in the third round. Gaston also gave reigning US Open champion Dominic Thiem a scare in the next round, pushing him to the brink before falling in five sets, 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3.

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Hugo Gaston

Age: 20
Ranking: 162
Country: France
Career highlights: Fourth round, 2020 French Open
Fun fact: Gaston was the flagbearer for France at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, an event in which he took home the gold medal in singles and the bronze in both doubles and mixed doubles.

Ranked No. 239 and receiving a wild card for his home Grand Slam, 20-year-old Hugo Gaston advanced to the fourth round at the French Open in 2020.
With one major match and no ATP Tour wins, Gaston wasn't exactly on many radars heading into Roland Garros in the fall. But he certainly was by the time the tournament was over.

Ranked No. 239 and receiving a wild card for his home Slam, Gaston notched his first three ATP wins and advanced to the fourth round -- including a victory over 2015 French Open champion Stan Wawrinka in the Round of 32 -- before falling to reigning US Open champion and 2019 Roland Garros finalist Dominic Thiem in five hard-fought sets. A clearly surprised Thiem later praised Gaston's dropshots as being "from another planet."

Gaston was the lowest-ranked player to reach the fourth round at a major since 2004 and was last Frenchman standing and the first countryman to reach the Round of 16 in his debut at the event since 1971.

"It was an amazing tournament for me," he said.

The 20-year old now aims to crack the top 100 and, having seen what he can do on home soil, wants to go even further in the 2021 tournament.

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[Damian]

Sinner will next play another #NextGenATP player in home favourite Hugo Gaston. The 20-year-old, who broke through last year when he reached the fourth round at Roland Garros, rallied past Austrian Dennis Novak 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

This was the Frenchman’s first tour-level win since his dream run in Paris five months ago. Gaston broke serve five times against Austria’s ATP Cup team member to triumph after two hours.

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Miami21: pierwszy wygrany mecz w M-1000.

[WC] Hugo Gaston d. Dominik Koepfer 61 64