Hugo Gaston joins the 3rd round of Roland-Garros. The Toulousain, 74th player in the world, easily eliminated the Argentinian Pedro Cachin, 153rd in the world, in three dry sets, 6-4 6-2 6-4. On Saturday, he will face the Dane Holger Rune, 40th in the world, for a place in 8th.
Beautiful day for Toulouse tennis at Roland-Garros this Thursday. After the feat of Léolia Jeanjean against the Czech Karolina Pliskova, Hugo Gaston joins the 3rd round of the Grand Slam. The new darling of the Parisian public, 74th player in the world, has eliminated without difficulty the Argentinian Pedro Cachin, 153rd in the world, in three straight sets, 6-4 6-2 6-4. On Saturday, he will face the Dane Holger Rune, 40th in the world, for a place in the round of 16.
Two years ago, the kid from Fonsorbes, 21 years old today, made himself known to the general public by already reaching the 8th final Porte d’Auteuil before folding in five sets against the former number 3 the Austrian, Dominic Thiem.