Gasquet injured...again

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Horatio Caine

Discussion Starter · Dec 16, 2007

http://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/breves2007/20071215_093318Dev.html

Seems to be a recurring left knee injury (maybe tendonitis as there is some inflammation there)...not a great sign for 2008, especially given how tough a full season is on the body.

Anyway, in brief, it seems that he has had to halt his preparations for the 2008 season, "for several days." Might skip Adelaide so as to be 100% ready for the Australian Open.

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~BGT~

· #2 · Dec 16, 2007

Awww.... :awww:

didadida

· #3 · Dec 16, 2007

:sad:

poor gasquet

hope he will be good in aussie

good luck richie

Truc

· #4 · Dec 16, 2007

Not worth a thread in GM, really, L'Equipe only reported he stopped practicing for a couple of days because he felt some pain in his knee and he will resume the training this week. Gasquet says it's nothing serious (« pas grave du tout »).

FedFan_2007

· #5 · Dec 16, 2007

C'Mon Gasguet! I pegged you for 12-14 slams easily.

Frederick16

· #6 · Dec 16, 2007

i wish him the best for 2008! i have ordered 70 tickets for RG 2008 and will be mad when i still cant see him again :devil:

richie21

· #7 · Dec 16, 2007

It's clearly a bad new as he now can't use this off season to improve his game and his fitness.
As ridiculous as it would sound,perhaps that now he should skip the whole australian season.
Better to miss one GS and to work on your game and on your fitness during this time.

thrust

· #8 · Dec 16, 2007

FedFan_2007 said:
C'Mon Gasguet! I pegged you for 12-14 slams easily.

You are kidding? I will be surprised if he wins one Slam. He has the basic talent but seems to lack the physical and mental stamina to win a slam. Hopefully, I am wrong.

Black Adam

· #9 · Dec 16, 2007

Gasgay was never going to be a threat at the AO. FO home pressure will be too much for him, but things look brighter from then onwards.

Frederick16

· #10 · Dec 16, 2007

Black Adam said:
Gasgay

if i had to become gay to get his backhand i would consider it :angel:

Kitty de Sade

· #11 · Dec 16, 2007

Oh what awful news. Hopefully it is not a serious problem, and Richie will recover quickly. :awww: :hug:

:hug:

Horatio Caine

Discussion Starter · #12 · Dec 16, 2007

Truc said:
Not worth a thread in GM, really, L'Equipe only reported he stopped practicing for a couple of days because he felt some pain in his knee and he will resume the training this week. Gasquet says it's nothing serious (« pas grave du tout »).

Possibly. :lol:

I guess that my point behind this thread is that the knee seems to be a problem...it hasn't been 100% for a few months now. I'd be a little worried that maybe his knee gives him more trouble during the 2008 season? :shrug:

EternalxJourney

· #13 · Dec 16, 2007

Frederick16 said:
i wish him the best for 2008! i have ordered 70 tickets for RG 2008 and will be mad when i still cant see him again :devil:

70 tickets?!

:scratch:

why is he always injured? :sad:

:sad:

Frederick16

· #14 · Dec 17, 2007

EternalxJourney said:
70 tickets?! :scratch:

yeah for 4 days on 5 different creditcards

so we are sure that we get the tickets we want :angel:

Puschkin

· #15 · Dec 17, 2007

EternalxJourney said:
why is he always injured?

He is not always injured. It is just L'Equipe eagerly jumping on every little ailment, that gives this impression.

Besides, much better to have an extended preparation than to wear himself out in Adelaide and Sydney before the AO.

Monteque

· #16 · Dec 17, 2007

omg, please make yourself fit when AO begins.
:sad:

:sad:

martine2

· #17 · Dec 17, 2007

J'torian said:
It hasn't worked for me. :awww: :bigcry:

:haha: poor J'Torian :hug:

:hug:

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EternalxJourney

· #18 · Dec 17, 2007

Frederick16 said:
yeah for 4 days on 5 different creditcards so we are sure that we get the tickets we want :angel:

That's hardcore. So whose match(es) would you like to go see (besides Richard's of course)?

Frederick16

· #19 · Dec 17, 2007

EternalxJourney said:
That's hardcore. So whose match(es) would you like to go see (besides Richard's of course)?

gasquet, monaco was good last year also against fognini! i like seppi also and jonas! and i went to sofia i have no real favs in the top area further i think

Labamba

· #20 · Dec 19, 2007

http://www.tennis.com.au/pages/News.aspx?id=4&pageId=11499&HandlerId=2&archive=false&newsid=3663

Gasquet withdraws from Adelaide

World No.8 Richard Gasquet has been forced to withdraw injured from the Next Generation Adelaide International making Australian Lleyton Hewitt the tournament’s top seed.

Gasquet is suffering from a knee injury, which has forced him to delay the start of his season.

Tournament co-director Peter Johnston said it was a shame for Gasquet but created opportunities for others.

“It obviously isn’t nice to see Richard withdraw from the event,” Johnston said. “As a sign of his class though, he has decided he will still come to Adelaide in the lead-up to the tournament for media opportunities.

“We wish him all the best for a speedy recovery and hope he will be back in time for the rest of the Australian summer. “

The withdrawal moves Australian Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt up to the top seeding for the US$465,000 tournament.

It also means another Frenchman, former Adelaide finalist Michael Llodra, moves into the main draw. Llodra was a runner-up in Adelaide in 2004 and is a two-time Australian Open (2003, 2004) doubles champion.

Although Australian Chris Guccione has already been awarded a main draw wildcard, he is now only two places out from direct entry. Should he move in to direct entry the wildcard would most likely be used for another Australian.

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