Richard Gasquet says France have two really talented youngsters coming through who can win big ATP tournaments soon

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Richard Gasquet is feeling very good about the state of French tennis.

The 38-year-old has been representing France on the ATP Tour to the best of his ability for over two decades.

Now Gasquet is set to bring his career to an end on home soil at the French Open and bid what will be an emotional farewell to his home fans.

As Gasquet prepares to hang up his racket, he is very confident that he is leaving French tennis on the men’s circuit is in good hands.

Richard Gasquet names two French tennis players who can win big ATP titles

Richard Gasquet has seen plenty of French players come and go during his time on the ATP Tour.

The likes of Gael Monfils, 38, are still going strong, while former top 10 players Jo Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Simon are no longer active.

Gasquet will soon join them, and he has every faith that the Frenchmen who are at the start of their careers, can be very successful, such as World number 14 Arthur Fils and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, who possesses arguably the game’s fastest serve.

“The ones I enjoy watching the most are the up-and-coming French players,” Gasquet told the French Open website.

“Arthur Fils, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, they can win some big tournaments. I believe. They have the potential to do so.”

Richard Gasquet opponent named in what could be his last French Open match

Gasquet is preparing for the final tournament of his career which will be the French Open.

He will take on fellow Frenchman Terence Atmane in what will likely be a raucous atmosphere inside whichever arena is chosen to stage it.

This will be the first and only encounter between these two players and fans will be keen to see if Gasquet can continue his career for at least one more match.

When asked why he wanted to end his career at the French Open, Gasquet said: “As a French player, it’s simply the greatest tournament in the world.

“It’s a Grand Slam, of course, but I feel like this tournament is above all the others, ten times above, light years above all the others.

“It just seems right to end my career here at Roland. When I made the decision to call it a day in October 2024, when I felt as if the time had come, I straight away thought of Roland-Garros.”