Tennis player Gasquet ain't no dope
Maria Burns Ortiz...thought they'd heard it all when it came to athletes appealing positive drug tests. Then, Richard Gasquet showed up. For those that don't follow tennis regularly (or at all), the 23-year...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009Thursday, November 5
...hockey, and college football. Streak favorite John Isner won the first set in Basel, but Frenchman Richard Gasquet played gamely down the stretch to pull out a three-set victory. In the Streakers biggest...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009Reason No. 2 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...needs a gentle first few rounds, which would allow him to ease into the fortnight. Getting Richard Gasquet in the first round is an eye opener, but given the Frenchman's lack of match...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2009Whetting our appetite for the U.S. Open Series
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.comChristmas is still five months away, but it's not too early for a U.S. Open Series wish list. There's much at stake during the hard-court extravaganza...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 30, 2009Call Gasquet what you will, but he's not a cheater
James Martin, TENNIS.comWhen the news hit that Richard Gasquet tested positive for cocaine, he released a statement to the press professing his innocence. He says...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2009Gasquet continues to screw up his career
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.comIf you've followed Richard Gasquet's career at all closely, you've probably spent the past few years wondering just how...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 11, 2009Don't bet on Serena's winning the calendar Slam
Abigail Lorge, TENNIS.comWhen it comes to statistics, I'm no Nate Silver (although I did waste far too much time on Silver's FiveThirtyEight.com last year in the lead-up to th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 05, 2009Pros say the darndest things
Abigail Lorge, TENNIS.comThough I'm rarely at a loss for words -- I could give notoriously verbose Marion Bartoli a run for her money in a talk-a-thon -- I find myself short o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 04, 2009Rafa's withdrawal is someone's gain -- but whose?
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...and 2005. A third-round loss to Murray was followed by a devastating quarterfinal defeat to Richard Gasquet and an ugly second-round loss to Janko Tipsarevic, with a shoulder injury substantially hampering Roddick...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 11, 2009Sunday, Jan. 25
...s Results Streakers started on a good omen when Fernando Gonzalez completed an epic comeback against Richard Gasquet in the morning tennis. It did not last long, as matters took a sharp turn for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 24, 2009Saturday, Jan. 24
...salmagundi of choices! In the earliest (or is it the latest?) matchup we've ever played, Richard Gasquet of France takes on Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in third round Australian Open action. The match is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 23, 2009Resolutions for the 2009 tennis season
Stephen Tignor, TENNIS.com...grass beneath my feet. Nicole Vaidisova: I'll start with a smile and go from there. Richard Gasquet: I'll try not to be so damn smooth all the time. Maybe I'll play...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 30, 2008Yet another year-end best and worst list -- sort of
Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com...Guillermo Vilas massacred Brian Gottfried, giving up just three games, in 1977. Least Improved Male Player: Richard Gasquet, despite a spirited late-season charge by Marcos Baghdatis. Gasquet started out the year at No...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2008Forecasting the market for 2009
Tom Perrotta, TENNIS.com...and doesn't seem to have the mental shortcomings that have hurt his more talented countryman, Richard Gasquet. Still, I'm not sure Simon is a consistent Top 10 player. Does he have enough...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008Roddick's still a grinder
James Martin, TENNIS.com...through so many matches. Roddick is the ultimate grinder. As opposed to, say, David Nalbandian or Richard Gasquet or a host of other players who are vastly more talented but also prone to checking...
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