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Mathieu injury sends Gasquet into ATP final with Djokovic
05-05-2007, 16h27
ESTORIL, Portugal (AFP)
Paul-Henri Mathieu quit after 17 minutes with a right leg injury on Saturday to hand good friend and fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet a place in the final of the Estoril Open.
The 3-1 result puts fifth seed Gasquet into a Sunday showdown with the form player of the moment, Serb Novak Djokovic.
The third seed surged into his fourth final of a breakthrough season on Saturday with a 7-5, 6-1 defeat of second seed Tommy Robredo.
Djokovic found a reserve of fitness after taking more than two and a half hours to win the day before, improving his career record over the 25-year-old Spaniard to 3-1.
The teenaged winner who turns 20 later this month will play for his third title of 2007.
Mathieu, who won the Casablanca title last week, had strung together eight victories before his letdown on a wind-blown court.
"I hurt my leg in the second round and wasn't sure that I'd be able to play today," he said. "I gave it a try - but no miracle."
The Frenchman complained that organisers gave him little consideration as a title-winner last week, scheduling him for a last match on Tuesday and a first on Wednedsday.
"I was really mad about that, but what can you do. It's not normal.
"Now I hope that Richard goes all the way and wins the final."
Gasquet had mixed feelings after the non-event.
"I'm happy to be in the final, but Paul-Henri is a friend of mine and I'm sad for him. It was a bit strange for me, to win like this.
"I didn't know that he was injured but I knew he was tired after playing so many matches in a row.
"In the final anything is possible, but I will have to play my best game. If I do that, I can win this match."
Djokovic currently stands a career-best fifth in the world after winning titles in January at Adelaide and in March at the Miami Masters.
He lost the Indian Wells final two months ago to Rafael Nadal.
Djokovic, now 30-6 on the season, recovered from an early break in the first set, levelling at five games each against world number seven Robredo.
After Robredo saved a set point in the 12th game, Djokovic nosed over the line to win the set after 48 minutes.
Riding a run of momentum, the Serb earned a 3-1 lead in the second, with two breaks enough to see him through.
"I didn't sleep so well last night," said Djokovic. "And I was afraid I would not recover well. But I felt good during the warm-up and everything went fine in the match.
"After Robredo served for the set (5-4 in the first) and was broken, it all changed for me. I played some good shots in that game.
"I had to be aggressive and patient, wait for my opportunities. I'm happy I managed to pull up well physically."
Djokovic leads Gasquet 1-0 in their series.
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