Hugo Gaston, 239th in the world, overturned the number 16 seed on Friday, the Swiss Stan Wawrinka.

The 20-year-old Frenchman, the last tricolor in the running, achieved a feat that few people thought he was capable of, it must be said.

Portrait.

Under the eyes of a conquered public, Hugo Gaston takes his head in his hands.

Stan Wawrinka is stunned.

At the end of a rally of more than 3 hours, the former Swiss winner has just lost, 6-0 in the fifth set.

A major feat for the young Toulouse player, the future "Grand" of French tennis, 20 years old and already in the round of 16 at Roland Garros for his first participation.

Despite the reduced gauge and the masks, Hugo Gaston brought on court Suzanne Lenglen the thousand authorized spectators on Friday afternoon and was entitled to his first standing ovation at Porte d'Auteuil.

"It annoyed my parents"

A victory full of promise for the 239th in the world who invites himself in eighth under the eyes of his parents, who accepted the whims of their son, racket in hand, from an early age.

"I always played against the wall of my living room. It annoyed my parents! I did tasks on the walls, but it is paying off," says Hugo Gaston moved to the microphone of Europe 1. " My parents gave me the opportunity to play tennis, and today, if I'm in the round of 16, it's also thanks to them. So obviously there are a lot of emotions behind that. "

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A promising first

"It's a little unreal, we are living a waking dream", also enthuses Marc Barbier, his coach in the Occitanie league, proud of his player's incredible career.

And which recalls the reasons for the feat: "It is the first time that he made five sets, that he played a match on the Suzanne-Lenglen court, it is the first time that he was in the sixteenth of Grand Slam final… These are all firsts, so we're opening up new avenues! "

The level of difficulty will increase further for Hugo Gaston, the quiet strength, because it is now the Austrian Dominic Thiem, double finalist, who is waiting for him on Sunday.