the quarterfinals, he beat Kamil Majchrzak in straight sets before losing in the semifinals to João Sousa. At Roland Garros Richard won the first round by beating Lloyd Harris in straight sets, before losing in the second round to the 27th seed Sebastian Korda. With his participation at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as of 27 June 2022, he is in 5th place on the list of Grand Slam appearances overall with 67, tied with Andreas Seppi. He made the third round of Wimbledon defeating Joao Sousa in five sets and Mackenzie McDonald. He also made the third round at the US Open where he recorded his 68th participation at a Major, tied with Novak Djokovic and Philipp Kohlschreiber. 2023: Auckland title, back to top 50, French No. 1, 350th hard court win In January, ranked No. 67 Gasquet reached the final of ASB Classic by beating Kiranpal Pannu in straight sets in the first round, João Sousa in the second round in straight sets again, David Goffin in the quarterfinals in three sets, before Constant Lestienne pulled out before their semifinal match, allowing Gasquet to participate in his 33 career ATP singles final. He then defeated Cameron Norrie in three sets in the final. It was his 16th ATP title and the first in almost five years since 2018. At 36 years, 6 months and 27 days, he became the oldest French player in the Open Era to win a title. With this result, Gasquet moved 25 positions up to get back to the top 50, becoming the French No. 1 player in the singles rankings at No. 42 on 16 January 2023. He participated in his 69th Grand Slam at the 2023 Australian Open moving into 4th place tied with Djokovic and Mikhail Youzhny. At the Rotterdam Open he recorded his 350th hard court career win over Pablo Carreno Busta. Playing style Gasquet is an all-court player, known for his complete and elegant game as well as his single-handed backhand, which is considered to be one of the best ever. His forehand is his weaker wing, and is generally less consistent and slower. For his forehand, he uses a semi-western to Eastern grip with an unusually long take-back. However, upon contact, he hits the ball flat with an eastern grip while flicking his wrist, seemingly combining flat and topspin strokes together. It is due to this that his forehand