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It was “incredible” to beat Stan Wawrinka, he tries to enjoy Roland Garros every minute. So says the previous number 239 of the world of tennis Hugo Gaston in the press conference after the game. So far, the 20-year-old Toulouse has only watched the French Open on television.
The young man from Toulouse was able to participate in Paris thanks to a wild card. Now he is in the round of 16 and this Sunday he will play against the currently third best tennis player in the world, Austrian Dominic Thiem (27).
Hugo Gaston, in a completely surprising way and after a two-hour rain break, kicked world number 16, the Swiss Stan Wawrinka, out of the tournament with 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 0. A player ranked below Gaston in the world rankings has never reached the last sixteen of the French Open.
Off the tennis court it’s “very cool”, says Hugo Gastón laughing at himself, who wanted to celebrate his place in the round of 16 with his family.
In an interview with the sports newspaper L’EQUIPE, his coach Marc Babier says about his protégé: “He thinks about the minds of the opponents who in the end make mistakes, which he provokes. game”.
Of course, the yellow press also took notice of the new tennis star. Closer Mag has also located Hugo Gaston’s girlfriend: Laëtitia is studying at a business school in Toulouse. However, the bride’s Instagram posts are private.
Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev and German qualifier Daniel Altmaier also qualified for the round of 16 at Roland Garros. Zverev, currently Germany’s top tennis player, will face 19-year-old Jannik Sinner from Italy on Sunday. Altmaier, number 186 in the tennis world, now plays against Spanish Pablo Carreño Busta for a place in the quarterfinals.
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