{"id":34289,"date":"2025-04-20T01:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T01:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/34289\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T01:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T01:06:10","slug":"richard-gasquet-picks-the-toughest-opponent-he-ever-faced-during-his-tennis-career-it-was-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/34289\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Gasquet picks the toughest opponent he ever faced during his tennis career, \u2018it was crazy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Richard Gasquet has shared who he thinks is the toughest player that he ever played against.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tennis veteran has faced some of the greatest tennis players in the history of professional tennis.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman has been on the ATP Tour<\/a> for over two decades and he is preparing to say goodbye to the sport in 2025.<\/p>\n

During that time the 38-year-old won 16 titles and he possesses a special backhand that will live long in the memory of fans all over the world.<\/p>\n

But there are some players who made life very difficult for Richard Gasquet<\/a> during his career, including a multi-time Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by COREY SIPKIN\/AFP via Getty ImagesRichard Gasquet says Rafael Nadal was his toughest opponent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gasquet was a consistent player on the ATP throughout his career. He was a regular name in the top 20 and reached a career-high ranking of number seven back in 2007.<\/p>\n

He also reached three Grand Slam semi-finals, but was unable to break through at the highest level due to the dominance of Roger Federer<\/a>, Rafael Nadal<\/a> and Novak Djokovic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Gasquet named Rafael Nadal as his toughest opponent, especially on clay. \u201cIt\u2019s so hard to compare. It\u2019s so irrational. From time to time, we\u2019re in a world where it\u2019s so hard to say,\u201d he told Eurosport France.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other one (Nadal), he won Roland Garros 14 times, you can\u2019t think anymore. The other one (Djokovic), he won 24 Grand Slams. Federer took the ball on the half-volley all day long, so I can\u2019t think anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfterwards, yes, the ultimate level, Nadal on clay when it was very hot. You see that beautiful one bounced 10 meters, it was crazy. It was a ball of incredible power. I would say him, I would really say Nadal on clay when it\u2019s hot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Julian Finney\/Getty ImagesWhat was Richard Gasquet\u2019s head-to-head record against Rafael Nadal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It comes as no surprise to hear Gasquet says Nadal was his toughest opponent.<\/p>\n

Not only because of the Spaniard\u2019s greatness and prowess on clay, but because Gasquet has never beaten Nadal on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n

The former Wimbledon<\/a> semi-finalist played Nadal 18 times throughout their careers but was unable to secure a victory against the 22-time Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n

Their biggest match came at the 2013 US Open<\/a>, when Nadal and Gasquet battled one another for a spot in the final.<\/p>\n

Nadal claimed a 6-4 7-6(1) 6-2 victory before going on to defeat Djokovic and claim the second of his four titles in Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Richard Gasquet has shared who he thinks is the toughest player that he ever played against. The tennis…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34290,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4105],"tags":[4294,19907,79,1068,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-34289","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-atp","9":"tag-richard-gasquet","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114367613145828921","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}