GASQUET reveals Djokovic, Nadal, Federer

In an interview with ATP Tour before officially guarding the racket, Gasquet said he was honored to confront "Big 3 " in the most brilliant period of this trio. The player born in 1986 lost to Rafael Nadal 18 times, lost to Novak Djokovic 13 in 14 meetings, and lost to Roger Federer 19 in 21 confrontations. "If I have to choose rivals that are not very kind, I will say it is Tomas Berdych and Robin Soderling ".

Gasquet said he had not seen anyone as strong as Nadal on the ground. The adult couple together from the young tournaments, where Gasquet defeated Nadal in a European U14 final. But since he was professional, the French tennis player has always failed at Nadal. "On the harsh yard, it is very hot that Nadal still gives you 10 meters high balls. It is crazy. It is the ball with the most amazing power I've ever seen " This is also the last event for the French player to close his career longer than 2 decades. When asked about the best person in "Big 3 ", Gasquet said that there was no satisfactory answer. He said: "Nadal has 14 Roland Garros, Djokovic has 24 Major, Federer is too transcendent of skills. I can't think of anything more. But if I have to choose, for me Nadal on the platform will be the harshest challenge of this sport ". Nadal retired in 2024. After losing early in the first match of Monte Carlo Masters, Djokovic continued to stay in Spain this week to practice preparing for Madrid Masters to start on April 23. Serbia player on ATP Tour from November 2023 and is still looking for the 100th title.