fuzz nation
G.O.A.T.
If anybody can offer any sort of inside info as to why France went with that doubles lineup, I'd love to hear it. Otherwise I'll have to assume that Clement or somebody in the command structure just decided to be, well... French!
I know I'm guilty of Monday morning quarterbacking now that the match is over, but I was cringing when they were coming out for warmups this morning. Early in the third set, I was honestly embarrassed for Gasquet - the dude just tucked tail and shut down. There's GOT to be some sort of political mess going on within the French ranks to get Gasquet paired with Benneteau for that vital match.
It's only the finals for the whole shuh-bang, these two were the bronze medal team at London (I think) while France had the team that won the silver on their bench... AND Benneteau just went to the Barclay's semi-finals last weekend with his FRENCH partner, Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
What gives?...
I know I'm guilty of Monday morning quarterbacking now that the match is over, but I was cringing when they were coming out for warmups this morning. Early in the third set, I was honestly embarrassed for Gasquet - the dude just tucked tail and shut down. There's GOT to be some sort of political mess going on within the French ranks to get Gasquet paired with Benneteau for that vital match.
It's only the finals for the whole shuh-bang, these two were the bronze medal team at London (I think) while France had the team that won the silver on their bench... AND Benneteau just went to the Barclay's semi-finals last weekend with his FRENCH partner, Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
What gives?...