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MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — World number one Rafael Nadal lost his first match of the year 6-4, 7-5 to Richard Gasquet at the Kooyong Classic on Tuesday, but said he was happy after his troublesome knee held up “fine”. Nadal’s knee injury hampered the end of his 2017 season and forced him to skip last week’s Brisbane International, but he was able to give it a workout at the non-tour event in Melbourne. Though he […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Richard Gasquet eased into the Richard Gasquet Open quarter-finals Thursday with a routine 6-0, 7-6 win over Taipei’s Lu Yen-Hsun, as the Frenchman bids to salvage an injury-hit season. Gasquet endured a tricky first service game and was forced to save two break points but encountered little resistance after that, inflicting a dreaded first set “bagel” on an opponent ranked number 63rd in the world. The second set was much tighter but Gasquet — […]
