Frenchman Hugo Gaston, 20, achieved a huge feat by eliminating Stan Wawrinka in five sets (2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0), Friday at Roland Garros after a fight of more than 3 hours.
He will face Dominic Thiem, finalist last year, in the round of 16.
What a feeling !
Hugo Gaston, barely 20, delivered a performance as magnificent as it was unexpected by eliminating Stan Wawrinka in five sets (2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0) on Friday in the third round of Roland-Garros.
Incredible courage, the young Toulousain (239th in the world) put the Swiss, winner of three Grand Slams (including Roland-Garros in 2015) to death, to win after a fight of just over 3 hours.
Hugo Gaston, who is taking part in the Paris tournament for the first time, will challenge world No. 3 Dominic Thiem in the round of 16, finalist last year and recent winner of the US Open.
IT IS DONE !
Hugo Gaston inflicts a bubble (6/0) on Wawrinka in the 5th set and brings down the Swiss!
What a MONSTERIOUS feat of the Frenchman who climbed to eighth for his first Grand Slam!
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