Strong-willed Tommy Paul survives Gasquet in the 1st round to collide vs Van De Zandschulp. HIGHLIGHTS – PARIS RESULTS

ROLEX PARIS MASTERS - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Paul outlasts Gasquet to face Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Tommy Paul vs. Richard Gasquet

Tommy Paul survives Richard Gasquet 0-6 6-2 7-6(6) in the 1st round in Paris on Monday after conquering a huge battle. Paul will face Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 6 minutes. His best result in this competition was reaching the quarter in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

Paul
Paris
Paul's Record

The American added to his prize money € 18,600 after conquering this match. He has already won € 41,700 after this win. If he wins the next match, Paul will add € 36,060 to his earnings to get in total € 77,760 in total.

Highlights Tommy Paul vs. Richard Gasquet Rolex Paris Masters – Paris

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Paul
Gasquet
Tommy Paul
0-6 6-2 7-66
2h:06
Richard Gasquet
82
82
Total points
84
84
36
36
Winners
35
35
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
12
12
Aces
5
5
1
1
Double Faults
3
3
61%
61%
1st in
61%
61%
77%
77%
1st won
65%
65%
36/47
36/47
1st won
35/54
35/54
33%
33%
2nd won
51%
51%
10/30
10/30
2nd won
18/35
18/35
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
Total
5/11
5/11
80%
80%
Won
45%
45%
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The American won this match even if he conquered less points than Richard (82 vs. 84).

Paul

Paul served extremely well to win 77% of the points (36/47) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 33% points (10/30) on his second serve. Paul fired 12 aces and he committed 1 double fault. The American was effective when converting 80% of the break points that he procured (4/5).

Gasquet

On the other side, the French player was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 45% – 5/11). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Paul and Gasquet is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Tommy Paul vs. Botic Van De Zandschulp – stats

Paul will fight against Van De Zandschulp in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Tommy Paul and Botic Van De Zandschulp play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Van De Zandschulp (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on I.hard.

The last time that they played each other, Van De Zandschulp won 7-62 6-2 in the Rubber 1 in Davis Cup, Group D, Split back in September 2023.

Tommy Paul Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Gasquet 6-0
GasquetPaul
6
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
GasquetPaul
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
GasquetPaul
5
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
GasquetPaul
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
GasquetPaul
3
0
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
GasquetPaul
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
GasquetPaul
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40

This set was completely uneven as Richard conceded no games to the American before winning the set 6-0.

The French player failed to serve out the set when leading 6-0 to be broken at 40.

The French player was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (3-0 0-40) and the 6th game (5-0 0-40 and 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Paul was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 7th game (1–6 40-A).

They contested 49 points. Richard conquered the set after winning 13 points more than Tommy (31-18). Richard dropped 14 points on serve (18-14). In addition, on the other side, Paul conceded 13 points on serve (4-13).

2nd Set -
Paul 6-2
PaulGasquet
6
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
PaulGasquet
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
PaulGasquet
5
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
PaulGasquet
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
PaulGasquet
3
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
PaulGasquet
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
PaulGasquet
2
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
PaulGasquet
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Paul was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Richard Gasquet in the 2nd game (2-0). That break resulted decisive for the American to win the set (6-2) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

Richard was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-2 to 6-2.

Paul was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (4-2 40-A). On the other side, Tommy didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 47 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Paul won just 3 points more than Gasquet (25-22). Tommy surrendered 5 points on serve (16-5). on the other side of the court, the French player conceded 9 points on serve (17-9).

3rd Set -
Paul 7-6
PaulGasquet
7
6
G
1
0
P
1
1
P
2
1
G
2
2
G
2
3
P
2
4
P
3
4
G
3
5
G
3
6
P
4
6
P
5
6
G
6
6
G
7
6
P
8
6
PaulGasquet
6
6
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
PaulGasquet
5
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
PaulGasquet
5
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
PaulGasquet
5
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
PaulGasquet
5
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
PaulGasquet
5
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
PaulGasquet
4
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
PaulGasquet
3
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
PaulGasquet
3
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
PaulGasquet
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
PaulGasquet
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0

Paul won the set after he broke Gasquet in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game. The French player tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Nonetheless, the American maintained the focus to ultimately clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 6.

The American failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 30.

Nevertheless also Gasquet won 4 consecutive games from 2-5 to 6-5

Tiebreak

Tommy won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 12th (6-6), 13th (7-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, Richard won 2 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1) and 6th (4-2) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

Tommy was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40). Tommy saved 4 set points when he was 3-5, 3-6, 4-6 and 5-6 down. On the other side, the French player converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had his opportunities in the 8th (2-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 70 points. The American was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than the French player (39-31). Paul surrendered 13 points on serve (25-13). on the other side of the net, Gasquet conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).

1st
Paul
Gasquet
0-6
0
6
0
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
2nd
Paul
Gasquet
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
3rd
Paul
Gasquet
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
 

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