He is one of the greatest French tennis players of the Open era and at 35, he is the one who has won the most matches on the ATP circuit, ahead of his friends of the same generation, Jo- Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon and Gael Monfils. A great success for Richard Gasquet, which notably enabled him to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon and the US Open, to win the Davis Cup and to reach 7th place in the world in 2007. A superb career for the man who was expected to be a real phenomenon when he was a teenager. Rival of Rafael Nadal at the time, the two men did not have the same trajectory, but if the Spaniard became a true legend of his sport, the Frenchman nevertheless managed a very good career.
Rather discreet in his private life, Richard Gasquet is currently in a relationship with a Frenchwoman whose identity we do not know, but one thing is certain, the tennis player wants to wait until the end of his career to have children. This is a bit of the question that is on everyone’s lips when the Biterrois releases his autobiography Against all odds : when will he retire? At 35, he still seems in good shape and if the results are less convincing, he still seems to enjoy the field.
Former gambler, Richard Gasquet has calmed down with the expenses
It is therefore more a question of desire and passion for sport than a thirst for money that drives Richard Gasquet today. Money, he has amassed more than enough during his career and his tournament earnings today stand at almost 20 million, not to mention the money from its sponsors. A financial windfall that he knew how to invest prudently, as Liberation reveals in a portrait dedicated to Yannick Noah’s great friend. Far from being a leaky basket, he knew how to invest his money and even offered a house to his parents.
Far from the excesses of its beginnings where he could buy an Aston Martin brand new when he did not yet have a permit, Richard Gasquet has become a stable and thoughtful man who pays attention to his expenses.