The Tim Essonne is an international junior tennis tournament for players aged 12–14, held in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois . It is one of the most prestigious trophies in the U14 circuit of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour .
65-405: The event has seen a number of its champions go on to become professionals, such as Richard Gasquet and Rafael Nadal who won the tournament in 1998 and 1999 respectively. Other notable participations were Roger Federer in 1994 and Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2012. Future World No. 1s Martina Hingis , Amélie Mauresmo , and Justine Henin also participated. The tournament was created in 1983, at
130-629: A break up in the final set. Gasquet then played in a Challenger event in Bordeaux , where he defeated Thierry Ascione , Alex Bogdanovic , Olivier Rochus, and Florent Serra in straight sets, before defeating Michaël Llodra in the final. As preparation for the French Open, Gasquet entered the Open de Nice . He advanced to the final with wins over Lukáš Lacko , Alexandr Dolgopolov , Olivier Rochus, and Potito Starace . He faced second seed Verdasco in
195-753: A first-round meeting with Roger Federer at Wimbledon , and won his second title of the year on clay in Gstaad. Gasquet's form continued to improve heading towards the US Open, as he reached the final of the Masters Series event in Toronto , again being halted by Federer in three sets. He reached the fourth round of the US Open for the second year in a row, where he lost to Lleyton Hewitt in five sets. In October, Gasquet won his third ATP Tour singles title of
260-567: A first-round win over Frenchman Michaël Llodra in the Cincinnati Masters , after Llodra retired, and then lost in the second round to Dmitry Tursunov in straight sets. Gasquet made a first-round exit from the US Open, losing against Tommy Haas in five sets. Gasquet began his 2009 tour season at the Brisbane International . Gasquet came back from a set down to defeat Marc Gicquel in the first round. He then had
325-455: A key reverse-singles match against Andy Roddick. After winning his first-round match at Monte Carlo , Gasquet's poor form continued as he lost in the second round to Sam Querrey , and then both of his opening-round matches in Rome and Hamburg to Luis Horna and to Andreas Seppi , respectively. With a string of disappointing results behind him, Gasquet admitted feeling burnt out, in dire need of
390-721: A lacklustre display. At the Paris Masters, he outlasted Nicolas Mahut in a marathon, winning 9–7 in the third set tiebreak, before falling to Roger Federer in straight sets in the second round. He made the Davis Cup team for France in the final against Serbia. Gasquet began 2011 at the Chennai Open , losing to Björn Phau . He then headed to Australia to play in the Medibank International Sydney , losing to Viktor Troicki. Afterwards he played in
455-549: A lot of points to offer in the U14 Junior Rankings; for instance, in 2017, Max Westphal from Esson went from 77th to 6th place in Europe after reaching the final. The tournament was initially called simply Tim , then Tim 91 , and finally renamed Tim Essonne . Its success has continued to grow since its creation. In 35 years, the number of participating nations has increased from 5 to nearly 50. The Tim Essonne
520-507: A month. In the Davis Cup match against Marat Safin, British TV presenter Barry Cowan described him as "naturally more talented than Federer". Having struggled to find any form after his comeback during the clay season, Gasquet went out in the second round of the French Open to David Nalbandian . Following a disappointing opening half of the season, in the space of three weeks Gasquet successfully defended his title at Nottingham, lost in
585-405: A quarterfinal showdown with Andy Roddick . In one of the great Wimbledon quarterfinals, Gasquet recovered from a sluggish start and a deficit of two sets and a break in the third, to upset the two-time finalist by a scoreline in five sets. Gasquet managed to score an amazing 93 winners, many of which were with his trademark backhand down the line. He lost in the semifinals to Federer (who beat him in
650-443: A rest from tennis, and a reluctance to play the French Open. He changed coaches immediately ahead of the French Open and pulled out of his first-round match against Florent Serra , citing a knee injury. Gasquet, later announced his decision to not take part in the upcoming Beijing Olympics , preferring instead to prepare for the US Open . He joined fellow top-ten players Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish and former top-10 player Tommy Haas ,
715-595: A result. After being sidelined for a lengthy period, Richard then appeared at the Suisse Open in Gstaad . Seeded seventh, Gasquet had victories over Farrukh Dustov , Daniel Brands , and fourth seed Albert Montañés to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals, he defeated Yuri Schukin for a place in the final, where he lost to Nicolás Almagro . At the Cincinnati Masters, he reached the third round, beating Mikhail Youzhny, before falling to Mardy Fish. At
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#1732782948252780-523: A right-shoulder injury. His next tournament was Dubai. In the first round, he defeated Marat Safin. He then defeated Simone Bolelli and received a walkover into the semifinals following Andy Murray's withdrawal because of illness, where he was then defeated by David Ferrer. He then participated in the Davis Cup with Gilles Simon, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Gaël Monfils against the Czech Republic in
845-514: A silver medalist in 2000 at the Sydney Olympic Games to opt out of that year's Olympic Games. Gasquet began the grass-court season at Queen's Club , where he defeated Mario Ančić of Croatia in the second round, and Italian Simone Bolelli in the third round. However, in his quarterfinal match, he fell to David Nalbandian of Argentina. This was Gasquet's first quarterfinal appearance in a tournament that year. At Wimbledon, Gasquet
910-559: A straight-set win over American Taylor Dent in the second round and defeated second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals. He lost to Radek Štěpánek in the semifinals. Gasquet then traveled to Sydney, Australia for the Medibank International . He defeated defending champion Dmitry Tursunov in the first round and second seed and compatriot Gilles Simon in straight sets in the second. Gasquet then defeated countryman Jérémy Chardy , before losing to David Nalbandian in
975-602: A stripper, known only by her first name "Pamela", in a Miami nightclub. The tribunal stated that the quantity of cocaine detected in Gasquet's sample was "very small, about the size of a grain of salt". Gasquet made his return to the tour at the Pilot Pen championship in New Haven to qualify for the main draw, but lost in the second round of qualifying. Playing his first Grand Slam since January, Gasquet drew Rafael Nadal in
1040-475: A wildcard into qualifying and became the youngest player ever to qualify for a Tennis Masters Series event. At the age of 15 years and 10 months, he defeated Argentina 's Franco Squillari in the first round of that tournament to become the youngest player to win a top-tier tour ( ATP Tour , Grand Prix tennis circuit or World Championship Tennis ) main draw singles match since Tommy Ho at Rye Brook in 1988. Gasquet made his Grand Slam tournament debut at
1105-690: A young age caused him to become one of the most anticipated juniors ever and many thought that he would become a future world number 1, with the French media heralding him as their bastion of hope and calling him the “ Mozart of tennis ” when he was just 15 years old. Gasquet made his debut on the ATP tour in April 2002, at the Tennis Masters Series tournament in Monte Carlo where he received
1170-643: Is a French professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 7, attained on 9 July 2007. He has won 16 singles titles on the ATP Tour , tied for eighth most among active players. He is also fourth among active players with over 600 career match wins. His best performances in Grand Slam singles tournaments have been three semifinal appearances, two at the Wimbledon Championships (in 2007 and 2015 ) and once at
1235-799: Is an international junior tennis tournament for players aged 12–14, held in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois . It is one of the most prestigious trophies in the U14 circuit of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour . The event has seen a number of its champions go on to become professionals, such as Richard Gasquet and Rafael Nadal who won the tournament in 1998 and 1999 respectively. Other notable participations were Roger Federer in 1994 and Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2012. Future World No. 1s Martina Hingis , Amélie Mauresmo , and Justine Henin also participated. The tournament
1300-602: The 2012 Hopman Cup alongside top-10 WTA pro Marion Bartoli . The French won all three of their round-robin ties to reach the final, where they lost to the Czech Republic. Gasquet lost in the quarterfinals in Sydney to Denis Istomin. He competed in the Australian Open shortly afterward, defeating Andreas Seppi, Andrey Golubev , and ninth seed Janko Tipsarević en route to the fourth round. There, he faced and lost to fifth seed David Ferrer. Immediately thereafter, he made
1365-600: The ATP Masters Series tournament in Indian Wells, Gasquet lost in straight sets in the fourth round to James Blake. At the next ATP Masters Series tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida, he lost in the first round to Dmitry Tursunov. And at the U.S. vs France World Group quarterfinal Davis Cup match, Gasquet lost in three sets to Blake in the opening round. Then, in a controversial move, he opted out of
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#17327829482521430-732: The Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament, where he defeated Carlos Moyá in the first round. In the second round, however, he lost to defending champion Nicolás Almagro . He lost in the first round of both the BNP Paribas Open to Simon Greul , and the Sony Ericsson Open to Olivier Rochus. In April, he played at the Grand Prix Hassan II tournament, where he defeated Olivier Rochus and Andrey Golubev , before losing to Victor Hănescu in
1495-631: The Australian Open , losing in the third round to Tomáš Berdych. He then competed at the Zagreb Indoors , where he reached the quarterfinals after a bye and the withdrawal of Arnaud Clément. However, he retired against Michael Berrer, 2–5 down due to a shoulder injury. After a short break, he played in the Dubai Tennis Championships , where he defeated qualifiers Grigor Dimitrov and Sergei Bubka , as well as compatriot Gilles Simon, before he lost to top seed Roger Federer in
1560-619: The European Junior Championships at San Remo . In the latter two finals, he beat Brian Baker and Jerome Becker respectively, but perhaps the most significant match of the year was the Les Petits quarterfinal match against the 12-year-old Rafael Nadal , which Gasquet won 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. As a junior, he posted a 44–7 career singles record and a 10–4 career doubles record. He had a career-high juniors singles ranking of world No. 1, attained on 9 September 2002, at
1625-486: The Italian Open , he played Roger Federer in the third round, and came from behind to claim a spectacular victory in three sets with two tiebreaks. He was defeated by Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. At the French Open , Gasquet cruised through his first two rounds before impressively defeating Thomaz Bellucci in four sets in front of an animated Parisian crowd. He, however, lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in
1690-597: The US Open (in 2013 ). His best performance in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 singles tournaments was being the runner-up in Hamburg in 2005 and Toronto in 2006 and 2012. He won the mixed doubles title at the 2004 French Open , partnering with Tatiana Golovin . He also won the men's doubles Olympic bronze medal in 2012 with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau . Gasquet is best known for his elegant groundstrokes and his one-handed backhand . Gasquet
1755-633: The US Open he brushed aside sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko in the second round, the Russian winning a mere nine games. He lost in the fourth round to Gaël Monfils in straight sets, despite having held set points in both the second and third sets. At the Shanghai Masters , Gasquet advanced to the third round, defeating Ernests Gulbis and Monfils, before losing to Novak Djokovic. He reached the quarterfinals in Basel before falling to Victor Troicki in
1820-457: The US Open . Aged 16 years and 6 months, he became both the youngest year-end World No. 1 in junior rankings (since broken by Donald Young in 2005), and also the youngest player in history to finish in the year-end ATP top 200. In 2004, Gasquet reached his first ATP Tour singles final in Metz , losing to his countryman Jérôme Haehnel in straight sets. He also won the mixed doubles title at
1885-455: The 2002 French Open at the age of 15 years, 11 months and nine days. He was the second-youngest player ever to compete in the main draw there. Despite his lack of experience, he managed to take a set off the eventual champion Albert Costa in the first round. Gasquet finished 2002 as the No. 1 junior in the world and was named World Junior Champion, having won the junior titles at the French Open and
1950-520: The French Open that year, partnering Tatiana Golovin . Gasquet missed the first seven weeks of the 2005 season because of chickenpox . Upon recovery, he won back-to-back Challenger titles in March. In April, riding the momentum of a ten-match winning streak, Gasquet reached the semifinals of the Masters Series tournament at Monte Carlo , handing world No. 1 Roger Federer a surprise defeat in
2015-405: The U14 Junior Rankings; for instance, in 2017, Max Westphal from Esson went from 77th to 6th place in Europe after reaching the final. The tournament was initially called simply Tim , then Tim 91 , and finally renamed Tim Essonne . Its success has continued to grow since its creation. In 35 years, the number of participating nations has increased from 5 to nearly 50. The Tim Essonne is one of
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2080-688: The age of 16 years and 3 months. During the same year, he made the semifinals of the Junior Australian Open and won the Junior French Open and the Junior US Open , winning the final of the former against compatriot Laurent Recouderc in just 45 minutes, the shortest final in the event’s history. Junior Grand Slam results - Singles: Australian Open: SF (2002) French Open: W (2002) Wimbledon: A (-) US Open: W (2002) His wins at junior grand slams at such
2145-603: The championship and deny the Bryan brothers ever winning the tournament. After defeating Nick Lindahl , Feliciano López , and Igor Andreev, Gasquet lost in four sets in the fourth round of the Australian Open to eventual finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. At Gasquet’s next two tournaments, the Open 13 at Marseille, France, and Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships , he suffered second-round defeats to Robin Söderling and Igor Andreev. At
2210-484: The final and prevailed in three sets, breaking a five-match losing streak against Verdasco. Richard lost his first-round match of the French Open against fourth seed Andy Murray in five sets. Gasquet then played in the Aegon Championships in preparation for Wimbledon, and won against Kei Nishikori and Rajeev Ram , but withdrew in the third round due to a back injury. He also withdrew from Wimbledon as
2275-730: The final of the Hamburg Masters , where, this time, he was defeated by Federer in three sets. In May, Gasquet won his first Grand Slam singles match at Roland Garros . On 18 June, his 19th birthday, he won his first ATP Tour singles title beating Max Mirnyi in the final of the Nottingham Open in England on grass. He made his Davis Cup debut against Russia in July where he won his first rubber against Igor Andreev but lost second to Nikolay Davydenko . Gasquet had to miss
2340-568: The final. He followed this up by reaching the final of the Tokyo ATP tournament, losing to David Ferrer in straight sets. Gasquet took a few weeks break and then played in Lyon where he was defending champion. He lost to Tsonga (whom he beat at Wimbledon) in the third round in straight sets. At the Paris Masters , Gasquet defeated Tsonga in the second round and sixth seed James Blake in
2405-622: The first round of the US Open and lost in straight sets. Gasquet made a solid run at his next tournament, the Open de Moselle in Metz, beating Michael Berrer , Christophe Rochus and Philipp Petzschner to reach his first ATP semifinal since January. He lost to eventual winner Gaël Monfils. Gasquet also made the quarterfinals in the Kuala Lumpur Open 250 tournament in Malaysia, losing to Fernando Verdasco ; despite leading 3–0 in
2470-543: The first round of the same event the previous year). He made his top-10 debut at No. 7 as a result, his highest ranking to date. The following week in Gstaad, as defending champion, Gasquet beat Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo and avenged his Roland Garros loss to Kristof Vliegen , but lost in the quarterfinals to Igor Andreev . He bowed out at the 2007 US Open because of a virus. Gasquet returned to action in Mumbai, India winning his fifth career ATP title by beating Olivier Rochus in
2535-566: The first round. Gasquet teamed up with Michaël Llodra (who replaced Monfils) to play the doubles rubber on day two, but they lost in four sets against Radek Štěpánek and Tomáš Berdych . France then went on to lose the tie 2–3, the first time they had exited in the first round since 2000. His next tournament was the BNP Paribas Open Masters 1000 in Indian Wells. He received a bye in the first round, and then defeated compatriot Michaël Llodra, before losing to Fernando Verdasco in
2600-533: The first set. Gasquet began the season at the Brisbane International . He defeated Jarkko Nieminen and Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden , but he lost to Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals. He then entered the Medibank International in Sydney. There, he beat Feliciano López in the first round, and Benjamin Becker in the second. Gasquet then defeated Potito Starace in the quarterfinals and Julien Benneteau in
2665-420: The fourth round of the Australian Open , losing to Tommy Robredo in four sets. At Monte Carlo, he notched his first win over a top-10 opponent of the year, winning his third-round match over Ivan Ljubičić , ranked No. 8 at the time. However, he then lost his quarterfinal match to twice former Monte Carlo champion Juan Carlos Ferrero . Gasquet reached his first final of the season two weeks later at Estoril, but
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2730-572: The fourth round of the Australian Open , where he met and lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets. Gasquet won his second title of the year defeating fellow Frenchman Benoît Paire in the 2013 Open Sud de France final. At the French Open , he lost in the fourth round to Stanislas Wawrinka despite winning the first two sets. As the ninth seed, Gasquet reached the third round at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships where he lost to Bernard Tomic in four sets, despite winning 13 more points than his Australian opponent. Tim Essonne The Tim Essonne
2795-697: The fourth round. He rose to world No. 13 as a result of this run. At Wimbledon , Gasquet was defeated in the fourth round by Andy Murray. He reached the third rounds of the Rogers Cup in Canada and the Southern & Western Open in Cincinnati, where he was defeated by Nicolás Almagro and Mardy Fish, respectively. At the US Open , he lost in the second round to Ivo Karlović . Coached by Riccardo Piatti , Gasquet kicked off his 2012 season by competing at
2860-499: The last two months of the season because of an elbow injury. He finished the year as French number one for the first time. In 2006, Gasquet had a slow start after a first-round defeat by Tommy Haas at the Australian Open . He later avenged this defeat in the Davis Cup first-round tie against Germany, where he beat Haas in five sets. However, he lost both his singles rubbers in a quarterfinal tie versus Russia and suffered an abdominal injury in that tie which left him out of action for
2925-638: The most important tournaments in its age category. Its sponsors and long-standing institutional partners are: The French Tennis Federation, the General Council of Essonne, the Departmental Youth and Sports Directorate, the commune of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. In addition, the tournament can also count on its numerous volunteers who have been present every year since its creation. Richard Gasquet Richard Gabriel Cyr Gasquet ( French: [ʁiʃaʁ ɡaskɛ] ; born 18 June 1986)
2990-798: The quarterfinals at the Open Sud de France , where he lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber . In February, Gasquet made the quarterfinals in Rotterdam , before losing to Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets. In Indian Wells, he lost his first match to Albert Ramos . Gasquet reached the fourth round in Miami, but was defeated by eventual champion Novak Djokovic. He reached the final in Estoril, where he lost to Juan Martín del Potro in straight sets. In Madrid, Gasquet beat Thomaz Bellucci and Victor Troicki, before succumbing to Roger Federer. Gasquet defeated Andy Murray in
3055-568: The quarterfinals. At the Monte-Carlo Masters , Gasquet advanced to the second round after a three-set win over Spain's Daniel Gimeno-Traver , but was defeated by Tomáš Berdych. He lost to Fernando Verdasco in the second round of Barcelona , after defeating Igor Andreev in the first round. Gasquet defeated Olivier Rochus and Andreas Seppi in the Serbian Open , but lost to John Isner despite being two points away from victory and
3120-498: The quarterfinals. He saved three match points before closing it out in a 10–8 tiebreak. As a result, he became the youngest French player ever to defeat a world No. 1. However, the eventual champion Rafael Nadal defeated him in the semifinals. Fresh off of Gasquet’s win over Federer and having just beaten Paradorn Srichaphan in straight sets, the rising teen disappointingly lost against Andre Agassi in Rome . A month later, he reached
3185-456: The request of Jean-Paul Loth (then national technical director) and Albert Guilbert (president of the Ligue de l'Essonne ). The competition has been classified as a grade 1 of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour , a rank it has held since its creation in 1983 thanks to the accommodation and catering offered to participants and coaches. As a grade 1 tournament, Tim Essonne has a lot of points to offer in
3250-506: The second round. He had more success in the doubles, however, as he and Julien Benneteau defeated Spaniards David Ferrer and Feliciano López in the third-place playoff to win the bronze medals . Gasquet started his 2013 season by capturing the title in Doha . He recorded his 300th match win defeating Grega Zemlja in the second round. In the final, he defeated former finalist Nikolay Davydenko in three sets. He followed that win by reaching
3315-638: The second round. He won that match, but fell to Mardy Fish. Gasquet then played in the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he had a tough first-round victory over Denis Istomin . He then breezed through his second-round match against Guillermo García-López , before falling to Rafael Nadal in the third round. At the Mutua Madrid Open , Gasquet was defeated in the first round by the Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver . At
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#17327829482523380-470: The semifinals in straight sets, despite serving for the second set. At the BNP Paribas Open , Gasquet defeated top-10 players Jürgen Melzer and Andy Roddick back to back. It was the first time in his career that he had defeated two top-10 players consecutively. He lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. With this result, he made his return to the top 20 of the rankings. In Miami , he played Paolo Lorenzi , who upset Ivan Ljubičić , in
3445-425: The semifinals, placing third in his group. Gasquet started out the year as the top seed of the Sydney Medibank International , but made an early second-round exit to eventual champion Dmitry Tursunov . Gasquet played with Tsonga in the doubles final of the Sydney Medibank International, scoring a major upset over world No. 1 duo Bob and Mike Bryan . The French combination came back from two match points down to win
3510-401: The semifinals. At the Australian Open, he won his first-round match against Argentine Diego Junqueira and defeated Denis Istomin in the second round. In the third round, he lost to Fernando González in a five-set match that lasted over four hours. He held a match point in the third-set tiebreak, but was unable to convert it. Gasquet had to pull out of the tournament in Marseille because of
3575-445: The semifinals. However, he lost in the final to Marcos Baghdatis . At the Australian Open , Gasquet lost to Mikhail Youzhny in five sets in the first round, despite having several match points in the third and fourth sets. Gasquet withdrew from both the Movistar Open and the Brasil Open because of a recurring injury, but returned at the Copa Telmex , where he lost in the first round to Juan Ignacio Chela . Next, Gasquet played
3640-440: The third round of the Rome Masters, but lost to David Ferrer in the quarterfinals. Gasquet reached the fourth round of the French Open , before losing to Andy Murray. At Wimbledon he lost in the fourth round to Florian Mayer and in the US Open he lost at the same stage to David Ferrer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics , Gasquet played in both the singles and doubles competitions. In the singles, he lost to Marcos Baghdatis in
3705-424: The third round. In May 2009, Gasquet was provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine . Traces of the drug were found in a urine sample taken in March 2009. In July 2009, he was cleared to return to competitive tennis after a tribunal found that "the cocaine entered his system through inadvertent contamination in a nightclub". Gasquet suggested that the cocaine entered his system after he French-kissed
3770-433: The third round. He beat Andy Murray in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals, where he was stopped by David Nalbandian in straight sets. With his performance in Paris, Gasquet qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup, clinching eighth place. At the Tennis Masters Cup , Gasquet was defeated by Rafael Nadal in his first round-robin match. He then defeated Novak Djokovic, but lost to David Ferrer. Gasquet failed to qualify for
3835-484: The top 10, the lowest he had been ranked since April 2007. At the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany, Gasquet was the second seed and reached his first ATP tour semifinal and final of the year, defeating Spaniard Albert Montañés in the quarterfinals and sixth-seeded Argentine Agustín Calleri in the semifinals. Favourite to win the tournament, Gasquet suffered a surprise defeat in the finals to Argentine teenager Juan Martín del Potro in straight sets. Gasquet began with
3900-494: The up-and-coming Serbian player Novak Djokovic got the better of him in three sets. Gasquet reached the doubles final of the Monte Carlo Masters with Julien Benneteau , where the French team lost to Bob and Mike Bryan . Despite losing in the second round of the French Open to Kristof Vliegen , he rose two spots to a career high No. 11. Gasquet then made his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon. He beat fellow Frenchmen Nicolas Mahut and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on his way to
3965-413: The year, this time on indoor carpet in Lyon , completing his achievement of reaching ATP Tour singles finals on all four surfaces during the year. His season ended when he withdrew from his third round singles match against Marat Safin at the Paris Masters due to illness. Gasquet's 2007 started with a quarterfinal showing in Adelaide, followed by a semifinal appearance in Sydney . He went on to reach
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#17327829482524030-436: Was 9 years old, Gasquet was touted as a future champion on the cover of the February 1996 issue of French Tennis Magazine. Gasquet played his first junior match in April 1999 at the age of 12 at a grade 3 tournament in France. Throughout the rest of the year, Gasquet dominated the U14 circuit in the Tennis Europe Junior Tour , collecting the three most prestigious trophies of the year at Tim Essonne , Les Petits As , and
4095-439: Was born on 18 June 1986, in Béziers , France , where he was raised. His mother, Maryse, and his father, Francis, were both biology teachers and ran a local tennis club in Sérignan . This had an influence on Gasquet and he began playing tennis at the age of 4 with his dad at the club. Soon after, he was discovered by former world number 9 Pierre Barthès who ran a tennis camp at the nearby seaside resort of Cap d'Agde . When he
4160-404: Was created in 1983, at the request of Jean-Paul Loth (then national technical director) and Albert Guilbert (president of the Ligue de l'Essonne ). The competition has been classified as a grade 1 of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour , a rank it has held since its creation in 1983 thanks to the accommodation and catering offered to participants and coaches. As a grade 1 tournament, Tim Essonne has
4225-441: Was the eighth seed and defeated American Mardy Fish in the first round. In his next two matches, he defeated a pair of his compatriots, Sébastien Grosjean and Gilles Simon . He went out to Andy Murray in the fourth round despite serving for the match at 5–4 in the third set. At the new tennis rankings posted on 7 July 2008, Gasquet fell five places from No. 10 to 15, the first time in nine months that Gasquet’s ranking fell outside
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