Rafael Nadal has continued his career-long domination of Richard Gasquet, beating him for the 18th straigh...
"So I'm trying to find a solution in any situation. [The No.2 seed had cut himself on the bridge of his nose with his own racquet](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/us-open-rafael-nadal-nose-bleed-racquet-incident-fabio-fognini-clash/7485b5fb-0353-470a-a1a7-f14897dd687a) in his second-round victory. Very fast. [9Now](https://stream.9now.com.au/3FyiolHnNsb) and every point from every match ad-free, live and on demand on [Stan Sport](https://www.stan.com.au/tennis/?utm_source=wwos&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=tennis). READ MORE: He's very charismatic. "He's a great player. [Rafael Nadal](https://wwos.nine.com.au/rafael-nadal) continues to own [Richard Gasquet](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/richard-gasquet)'s soul, smashing him in straight sets for the 18th time in a row to move into the fourth round of the [US Open.](https://wwos.nine.com.au/us-open)
Rafael Nadal defeats Richard Gasquet in straight sets on Saturday night to reach the fourth round of the US Open. © Simon Bruty/USTA. ATP Staff Sep 04, 2022.
[Frances Tiafoe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/frances-tiafoe/td51/overview), against whom he has won both his previous matches. "Second week against a great player like Frances, I need to be ready to play and to raise my level," Nadal said. "I thought it was a hell of a match. It was that kind of match for the Frenchman. But Gasquet's shoulders opened up from there and he got back on serve, showing the level that helped him to the Top 10 in the world. The lefty showed that in his victory against the 15-time ATP Tour titlist Gasquet. Happy to be in the fourth round, without a doubt." The Spaniard faced no such difficulties on Saturday inside [Arthur Ashe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview) Stadium. Nadal has won all 18 of his ATP Head2Head meetings against Gasquet and 34 consecutive sets against the Frenchman. During his post-match press conference, the 22-time major winner was clear that he was “practising much, much better than what I am playing”. "My best match in the tournament... He increased the level," Nadal said.
The Spaniard ties Novak Djokovic for the best unbeaten tour-level head-to-head record for a man in the Open Era.
Richard Gasquet is the next obstacle for Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open. Here's everything you need to know about the French tennis player.
Open, he has reached the semifinals twice at Wimbledon, in 2007 and 2015. In this year’s majors, he reached the second round of the Australian and French Opens and the third round of Wimbledon. Nadal has beaten Gasquet twice at the U.S. Gasquet has never made it past the semifinals of a Grand Slam. Gasquet has never won against Nadal in 17 tries so far. In the final set, Nadal accidentally cut himself on the nose with his own racket when it ricocheted off the ground.
Rafael Nadal could not find his form Thursday night in a second-round struggle at the U.S. Open, a squeaker of a win over Fabio Fognini during which the...
The Frenchman has not won a set from Nadal since 2008, losing 34 straight, though he came close in the third set Saturday. Until the fourth game of the second set, Nadal did not lose a game to Gasquet. Rafael Nadal could not find his form Thursday night in a second-round struggle at the U.S.
In a stunning fashion, 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal got the better of Richard Gasquet on Saturday (Sunday morning IST).
[Frances Tiafoe](/topic/frances-tiafoe)on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals. In a stunning fashion, 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal got the better of Richard Gasquet on Saturday (Sunday morning IST). [Arthur Ashe Stadium](/topic/arthur-ashe-stadium)court.
Rafael Nadal has cruised into the last 16 of the US Open, beating Richard Gasquet 6-0 6-1 7-5 on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
He converted his first match point as Gasquet fired the 36-year-old's first serve return long. Gasquet did put up more of a fight in the third set. Three matches already, I increased the level today. Playing here is amazing. US Open
Richard Gasquet is the next obstacle for Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open. Here's everything you need to know about the French tennis player.
Open, he has reached the semifinals twice at Wimbledon, in 2007 and 2015. In this year’s majors, he reached the second round of the Australian and French Opens and the third round of Wimbledon. Nadal has beaten Gasquet twice at the U.S. Gasquet has never made it past the semifinals of a Grand Slam. Gasquet has never won against Nadal in 17 tries so far. In the final set, Nadal accidentally cut himself on the nose with his own racket when it ricocheted off the ground.
Rafael Nadal continued his unbeaten streak against his "very good friend" Richard Gasquet as he handed out a drubbing on Saturday to book his place in the ...
[US Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/us-open/) Unbelievable how I even won the set.” “It had everything in it. Especially that first set, one of the craziest sets I’ve played in my career,” Tiafoe said. That’s something that is good, that I went through that and [was] safe [in those] moments with positive feelings. [WTA Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/wta-tour/) [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) Straight sets for the first time. “I went through some difficult moments. But, yeah, important improvement,” the second seed said. It’s a good victory for me. Easy to say that because the other day was tough.
Richard Gasquet is the next obstacle for Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open. Here's everything you need to know about the French tennis player.
Open, he has reached the semifinals twice at Wimbledon, in 2007 and 2015. In this year’s majors, he reached the second round of the Australian and French Opens and the third round of Wimbledon. Nadal has beaten Gasquet twice at the U.S. Gasquet has never made it past the semifinals of a Grand Slam. Gasquet has never won against Nadal in 17 tries so far. In the final set, Nadal accidentally cut himself on the nose with his own racket when it ricocheted off the ground.
Richard Gasquet is the next obstacle for Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open. Here's everything you need to know about the French tennis player.
Open, he has reached the semifinals twice at Wimbledon, in 2007 and 2015. In this year’s majors, he reached the second round of the Australian and French Opens and the third round of Wimbledon. Nadal has beaten Gasquet twice at the U.S. Gasquet has never made it past the semifinals of a Grand Slam. Gasquet has never won against Nadal in 17 tries so far. In the final set, Nadal accidentally cut himself on the nose with his own racket when it ricocheted off the ground.
Rafael Nadal was absolutely thrilled with the level of tennis he delivered versus Richard Gasquet as he described as his "performance of the tournament.
Nadal is the favorite to beat Tiafoe again, but insists he is not taking the American for granted. In the US Open last-16, Nadal plays American Tiafoe. On Saturday, Nadal saw off Gasquet 6-0 6-1 7-5 to progress into the US Open last-16.
Arriving at Flushing Meadows having played just a single match since pulling out of Wimbledon semi-finals with an abdominal injury, Rafa has been in a race ...
The beating, however, quickly resumed with Nadal sweeping the next five games to take the second set and a 2-0 lead in the third. At that point Nadal took his foot off the gas and when Gasquet broke the 22-time grand slam winner to level the third set at 2-2, it earned him a standing ovation. He takes advantage of it.” “My best match in the tournament, easy,” Nadal said of Saturday’s win. “Match his intensity from the first point to the last,” Tiafoe said after getting past No. Arriving at Flushing Meadows having played just a single match since pulling out of Wimbledon semi-finals with an abdominal injury, Nadal has been in a race to find form. Nadal handed old foe Richard Gasquet a Flushing Meadows mugging on Saturday, walloping the Frenchman 6-0, 6-1, 7-5 to ease into the US Open fourth round.