Written by Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Monday, January 6, 2025
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Richard Gasquet Say goodbye to Oz with thanks.
The Frenchman, 38, paused to sign autographs for fans after the fall Duje Ajdukovic 7-6(4), 6-3 in the first round of qualifying for the Australian Open. It is the last Melbourne match of Gasquet’s career.
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Former world No. 7 Gasquet has 606 career wins, captured 16 tour-level titles and earned more than $21 million in prize money for an impressive career. Gasquet announced that he will retire at 2025 Roland Garros.
“Thank you for the many years of entertaining us in Melbourne and we wish you all the best in your retirement,” the Australian Open wrote on its social media channels.
Richard Gasquet’s Australian Open career is coming to an end 👏Thanks for the many years of entertaining us in Melbourne and we wish you all the best in your retirement 💙 pic.twitter.com/Npf7T9fHhh
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 6, 2025
“I think it’s a very good time for me to do it,” Gasquet told French daily L’Equipe about his retirement from Roland Garros. “It’s the best competition to do. It’s very good, we have a chance as French to be able to stand in these amazing places.
“The end, it’s always complicated, all the great former players always told me that it’s not easy to announce. You never know when, how, where. Here, in any case, it’s obvious.”
Gasquet’s 606 career match wins are the most by a Frenchman in the Open Era.
