The Spaniard Pablo Carreño He qualified this Monday without problems for the second round of the 1,000 Masters in Paris after defeating the French Hugo Gaston 6-3 and 6-2 in 1 hour and 9 minutes.
The hero Frenchman from the last Roland Garros tournament, invited by the organizers again, He started by winning the first two games of the match, but from there he disappeared from the duel against a solid Carreño.
The Spanish will face the German Jan-Lennard Struff, who beat the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4 and 6-2. Carreño acknowledged that Gaston started the game “very aggressive” and that he was surprised, because the Frenchman’s game was not expected on this surface.
A regular match
“He shot me very hard, it is known for the result of Roland Garros and this surface is nothing like it. I had seen him matches indoors, and the first games were not what I expected, then I was able to dominate the points, “said the Asturian.
“Then I was able to play a fairly regular game, serving well, quite good and being regular all the time, trying to lead the points”, Carreño said he will try to end his season on a positive note in the Paris tournament, after a few weeks in which he has been very irregular.
“It has been a great year, I have done great results, I have taken good advantage of the opportunity to be able to compete in these complex conditions. This year he deserves to finish with good results and not like I was last week, “he said.
Can enter the ATP Finals
He even recognized that, mathematically, He has options to qualify for the ATP Finals in London, but that is “very difficult”.
“Not only I have to make a great result, I also depend on Diego (Schwartzman) and with the level he is showing it is difficult for him not to do it,” he said. the Spanish, who was willing to go to London even as a substitute.
“Coming to London even as a substitute is good news. I started 27th in the world and climbing so many places and being able to be in London is good news”, he claimed.
About his The next rival assured that it will be “very hard” because “He hits the ball well and on this surface it is very dangerous it does not give margin of error, it forces to be concentrated from the beginning “.
