France’s Richard Gasquet is confident that he will be ready in time for the new season after picking up an injury during the Davis Cup final.
The former world No.7 recently withdrew from the Open de Caen, an exhibition tournament in France, due to an abdominal injury. He sustained the problem during the Davis Cup clash between France and Belgium. Gasquet teamed up with Pierre-Hugues Herbert to win the doubles match. At the time, he was advised to rest for three weeks.
Providing an update on his issue, Gasquet confirmed that he will shortly be returning to training ahead of the Australian Open. The Frenchman has played in 52 grand slam tournaments, reaching the semifinals on three occasions. Although, he is yet to progress beyond the fourth round in Australia.
“It’s already a little better.” Gasquet told metropolitain.fr on Sunday about his injury. “I still have three or four days of vacation before resuming training next week.”
During 2018 the 31-year-old will continue working with coaches Thierry Tulasne and Fabrice Santoro. Both of whom are former players themselves. Tulasne was ranked as high as 75th on the ATP Tour back in 1989. Since retirement, he has worked with numerous French players such as Sébastien Grosjean and Gilles Simon. Meanwhile, Santoro is a former top 20 players who reached the quarterfinals of the 2006 Australian Open.
“They are good coaches.” Stated Gasquet. “I am happy to train with them and I hope to have a good season (in 2018).”
Gasquet ends the year at 31st in the world. His sole title of 2017 occurred in September at the Szczecin Open in Poland, a Challenger tournament. It was his first Challenger level title since 2005. Gasquet also reached the final of the Montpellier Open and has won 34 out of 52 main draw matches played.
