At Roland Garros, Hugo Gaston fell against Dominic Thiem, in the round of 16.
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Last year, Hugo Gaston had received an invitation to score in the main draw of the Australian Open (defeat in the first round against the Spaniard Jaume Munar).
This time, the young Frenchman of 20 years, revelation of the last Roland-Garros, had to go through the qualifications.
And the current 161st world has fallen upon entering the running on Monday against a 22-year-old Australian, Max Purcell, in three sets (7-6 [3], 4-6, 6-3).
A poor performance against the 238th ATP, better in doubles (he is 40th in the world) than in singles.
The Haut-Garonnais left-hander will not see Melbourne like last year: in 2021, the men's qualifiers for the first grand slam tournament of the year take place in Doha, Qatar (and Dubai for the girls), because the Australia, for health security reasons, wants to welcome only the players qualified for the big table ...
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