Richard Gasquet discusses his unexpected journey to the Estoril Open quarterfinals despite losing in the last round of qualifiers. He views being a lucky loser as a fortunate circumstance, as he had no pressure against Dominic Thiem. Gasquet also expresses his fondness for the one-handed backhand in tennis, recognizing its challenge, and shares his ambition to rejoin the top 100 rankings.

He wishes for Thiem’s swift recovery from injuries and reflects on the contrast between playing Thiem then and now, acknowledging Thiem’s past achievements and the challenges of returning from injuries.

Gasquet in Estoril, ranking, and results in 2024

At the moment ranked no.122, Richard has managed to achieve a compiled 12-11 match record in 2024. Richard is participating in Estoril where he overcame the world no.393 Gastao Elias 6-3 6-2 and the world no.91 Dominic Thiem 6-4 7-6⁶.

Richard Gasquet will face the world no.77 Pedro Martinez Portero in the quarter. Their record is 1-0

for Gasquet.

Richard was the finalist in the Manama Challenger.

Richard won 16 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 6 on indoor courts, 1 on carpet courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Dominic Thiem in 2024

Now ranked no.91, the Austrian played his last match on the 4^th of April when he lost to world no.122 Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6(6) in the 2^nd round in Estoril (draw).

Currently, during this year Thiem has managed to achieve a compiled 5-5 record.

Richard Gasquet and Dominic Thiem squared off 6 times. Their actual head to head record is 3-3.