It’s a magnificent gesture that all tennis fans dream of achieving: an unstoppable drop volley in the middle of a dive on clay. Opposed to the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo in the round of 16 of the ATP 250 tournament on clay in Munich, the French n°7 made this legendary move to erase a break point in the third set. His reaction, full of surprise, and the applause of his opponents, alone prove the difficulty of the gesture made by the Frenchman, renowned for the quality of his left hand, capable of a stroke of genius like this.
Unfortunately for him, the Frenchman, 72nd in the world, had to give up a few minutes later, seeming to have injured his hand on this action. The score was 6-2, 2-6, 4-1 in favor of the Chilean when the 21-year-old Frenchman left the court, midway through his service game, unable to continue.
After quickly conceding the first set 6-2, Gaston had nevertheless equalized by winning in the second set by the same score. Then he asked to be treated, causing interruptions to the game, until his abandonment.