ROLEX PARIS MASTERS

November 5, 2021

Hugo Gaston

Press Conference

H. GASTON/C. Alcaraz

6-4, 7-5

THE MODERATOR: Questions in French.

Q. You have already said a lot of things during your post-match interview. When do you know that you're really getting the upper hand on your opponent? How do you know that you manage to take charge?

HUGO GASTON: It's quite surprising. It was 5-Love for him during the second. I was drifting off at that point, and he started to have a letdown, as well. He made a lot of mistakes, because I managed to have fast balls, slow balls, to have high balls. He started to lose his groove, and I stayed focused. This is why I managed to overturn the match in my favor.

Q. Can you tell us about how you lived this match, the atmosphere on court?

HUGO GASTON: It was incredible. Honestly, I have been playing tennis for this. It was actually incredible. It was really wonderful to live this match with them.

I actually won because they supported me from beginning to the end even when I had a letdown during the first or the second set, they were always cheering me. It's incredible to have such a great public.

Q. Medvedev said that playing so late upset him when he was young. Do you know your schedule tonight, what you're doing tonight and tomorrow? How can you prep to play tomorrow against No. 2 worldwide?

HUGO GASTON: I will have a massage. I will sleep tight, and I will see how I organize myself. I don't know yet. I will try to sleep well, to eat well, to have a great warmup during the afternoon to make sure that I'm ready for 7:30 tomorrow.

I will be up and ready then. I know that it will be a great match against top-level players, so it will only be a moment of genuine happiness.