Richard Gasquet is still running, and retirement is not on the agenda.
Unlike his friends Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Simon, the Biterrois intends to stay a little longer on the circuit.
Tuesday, he will play his first round at Wimbledon against the Portuguese Joao Sousa.
His 66th participation in a Grand Slam tournament.
“I am 36 years old so inevitably, the end is approaching, but I still want to play, confided the 69th player in the world this Sunday on RMC.
I don't know when it will stop but for the moment, I can play the tables of the biggest tournaments, I always have fun on the court so there is no reason to stop.
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“The ball in the stomach is still there, the pleasure of training and playing too, of playing big tournaments.
Here I am at Wimbledon, it's fabulous.
As long as I'm lucky enough to be able to play these big tournaments, I obviously want to play,” he continues, assuring one thing: “I'm going to try to do my best and push as long as possible.
So much the better because after Jo and Gillou, we couldn't have taken the retirement of a third Musketeer this year.
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