There is a back-handed complement to the late rounds of the U.S. Open men's action, and already evidence that a rare old tennis shot can augment a bit of mischief. Richard Gasquet, theoretically the ...

Roger Federer said this week that it doesn't bother him when he shanks a backhand. When it's out, it's out and it doesn't matter by how much. Richard Gasquet may beg to differ. The Frenchman mishit a ...

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Richard Gasquet had his opportunities in his second-round matchup with Roger Federer on Thursday at the All England Club. The Frenchman was just one game away from taking the opening set, but his ...

NEW YORK—Several years ago, a tennis father I know refused to let his son learn the two-handed backhand. He insisted that the boy be taught a one-hander, as in the father’s eyes the one-hander was a ...

Once known as the “little Mozart of French tennis,” Richard Gasquet is set to end his career without a major to his name. At 38, the French player renowned for his exceptional one-handed backhand told ...

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Richard Gasquet sent French Open champion Stan Wawrinka flying out of Wimbledon on Wednesday, winning the battle of the slingshot backhands 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-4 11-9 to reach the ...

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic set up a mouth-watering French Open quarter-final with nine-time winner Rafael Nadal as he eased past France's Richard Gasquet in the the fourth round on Monday, winning 6-1 ...

Stan Wawrinka will face No. 3 seed Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals :: Petr David Josek/AP Stanislas Wawrinka seemed on his way out of the French Open, down two sets and playing Frenchman Richard ...

On Wednesday in Paris, No. 2-seed Andy Murray will face No. 9-seed Richard Gasquet in the French Open quarterfinals. Murray leads their head-to-head 7-3, having won the last four matches. The ...