Rough end of adventure for Hugo Gaston. The French once again distinguished himself at Roland-Garros, but was stopped short in the third round by the Dane Holger Rune (6-3, 6-3, 6-3), Saturday May 28. On a boiling Philippe-Chatrier court to support his champion, Gaston suffered the law of the young 19-year-old prodigy. Unable to respond to the intensity and power of his opponent, the Frenchman confided his regrets at a press conference.
“It was a very complicated match. I’m quite disappointed with myself, I would have liked to do better, obviously, but it’s a match that will serve me for the futureexplained Gaston. There is also a bit of nervousness, because there was room for improvement. Winning, I don’t know, but getting a better result. It’s part of the sport. It’s a loss that hurts enough, but it’s a loss that I will have to work with.”
“He is a player who hits very hard, who is very solid from the back, who makes very few mistakes, very aggressive, who serves well. He knows how to make all the shots in tennis, he made me a lot of winning bunts, too. He has a very good hand.”
Hugo Gaston after his loss to Holger Rune
Bothered by the wind, Gaston had nevertheless launched his match perfectly with an entry break. “I’m doing a good first game, unfortunately I can’t confirm, he was better than me, he pointed out. I had trouble getting my legs together, stringing together the good points to motivate myself, to boost myself, to get the momentum going.“
Public support, quick to ignite with each successful shot from the Frenchman, was not enough. “The public did their best, they were very good tonightjudged Gaston. I didn’t know how to give him that back, that’s also why I’m a little disappointed in myself, because the audience was really into it until the end. I did not manage to launch a good dynamic, let’s say. “