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Richard Gasquet owns an 11-7 record at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Frenchman to face Hurkacz in second round
Richard Gasquet was only 15 when he became the youngest match winner in ATP Tour history (since 1990) with his first tour-level win at the 2002 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. The Frenchman reached another milestone on Monday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, when he defeated Marco Cecchinato 6-4, 6-2 to record his 550th tour-level win.
Gasquet dropped just two points behind his first serve (27/29) to become only the sixth active player to clinch 550 victories. The former World No. 7 joins the Big Four and Fernando Verdasco in the exclusive club.
Most Career Match Wins (Active Players)
Gasquet, a 15-time ATP Tour titlist, improved his tour-level record to 550-331 with his win against Cecchinato. The two-time Dubai semi-finalist (2009, ’11) will face 13th seed Hubert Hurkacz for a spot in the third round.
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Jan Lennard-Struff landed 16 aces en route to a 6-3, 6-2 win against Mikhail Kukushkin. The World No. 39 will face third seed Denis Shapovalov in the second round.
Lloyd Harris also booked a second-round encounter against seeded opposition. The South African recovered from a set down to overcome Aussie Christopher O’Connell 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1. Harris will meet top seed Dominic Thiem in the second round.