Last Tuesday, in the first round match against Popyrin, Rafa Nadal won his thirty-first consecutive match at Roland Garros. This means that since the quarterfinals of 2015, when Djokovic beat the Spaniard, Rafa has not lost a match in the Parisian tournament.
And we say for now, because in this Roland Garros 2021 he seeks to lift his fourteenth Musketeers Cup and become, alone, the tennis player who has won the most ‘Big’ in the history of tennis.
As we have already mentioned, Rafa Nadal and Richard Gasquet have met in 16 games and in each and every one of them the Spanish has won. This is precisely why the Frenchman acknowledged that he “frustrated” playing against the number three in the world.
“We have two long and successful careers. It is nice to be able to face each other once again in an important place for both of us such as Roland Garros. It is always difficult, but I hope to be ready to play at the level I need,” Nadal concluded about his match of today’s tennis against Gasquet.
For his part, Rafa Nadal also referred to the second round match at Roland Garros 2021 today and about his relationship with Richard Gasquet he explained that “we have known each other since we were little, we played our first game when we were 12 or 13 years old and I have a good I remember that “.
“It is fabulous to play against him, he is the best of all time. I want to play a great tennis match, enjoy, it is something magnificent to play against him again, we are both 35 years old, it is true that we do not have the same level, but I hope enjoy it, “said Richard Gasquet, Nadal’s rival today.
However, Richard Gasquet knows he will have a very difficult time in today’s second round match. Two days ago, the Frenchman assured that playing against Rafa Nadal is “something fabulous”, but acknowledged that never having beaten the Spaniard frustrates him.
For his part, Richard Gasquet also had an easy time qualifying for the second round at Roland Garros. In his first game, the Frenchman beat his compatriot Hugo Gaston (world number 141) by a clear 6-1, 6-4 and 6-2.
Rafa Nadal will attempt to qualify for the third round at Roland Garros today. But if he wants to do it, he will have to beat Richard Gasquet, number 53 in the world and an old acquaintance of the Spanish, since they were born the same year and have seen each other 16 times.
Today’s tennis match between Rafa Nadal and Richard Gasquet will be played in conditions unknown to the Spanish tennis player. The match will start no earlier than 9:00 p.m., that is, it will be played at night, and in fact it will not have an audience because the curfew will already be in force in Paris.
Rafa Nadal wants to continue advancing in this new edition of Roland Garros. The Spaniard, who beat Popyrin quite comfortably in the first round, is back on the Philippe Chatrier to play against an old acquaintance, Richard Gasquet. And he will do it on his birthday.
Good afternoon and welcome to the live broadcast of the tennis match that will be played in just over two hours by world number three, Rafa Nadal, and local Richard Gasquet, who became number 7 in the ATP ranking.
This second round match of Roland Garros 2021 will start no earlier than 9:00 p.m., so it will be played at night, with the curfew already in force in Paris. We started!
