Video: Richard Gasquet throws socks on court after losing set at U.S. Open

Richard Gasquet got a little frustrated. (Screencap via YouTube) Richard Gasquet had had enough. The eighth seed entered Monday having lost 11 consecutive
Video: Richard Gasquet throws socks on court after losing set at U.S. Open
Video: Richard Gasquet throws socks on court after losing set at U.S. Open /

Richard Gasquet got a little frustrated. (Screencap via YouTube)

Richard Gasquet got a little frustrated. (Screencap via YouTube)

Richard Gasquet had had enough. The eighth seed entered Monday having lost 11 consecutive fourth-round matches at Grand Slam tournaments and 15 of 16 overall. For all his talent, the 27-year-old Frenchman had made only one major quarterfinal, at Wimbledon in 2007, when he advanced to the semifinals.

So after losing the first set to big-serving Milos Raonic in the fourth round of the U.S. Open, Gasquet let out his frustration the way any normal person would: He threw his sweaty socks on the court.

You can see video of the incident here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJQHTAPV5k8

Whatever bad mojo was in those socks stayed clear of Gasquet for the rest of the night. Gasquet saved a match point in the fourth set and came back to win 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-6 (9), 7-5 in four hours and 40 minutes on an incredibly humid night. Gasquet withstood 39 aces and 102 winners total from the 22-year-old Canadian, who won more points (207-195) but wasn't able to reach his first Slam quarterfinal.

"He played better down the stretch than I did," Raonic said. "I think that was pretty clear."

Gasquet will face David Ferrer in the quarterfinals.

Video via YouTube user DSDispatch.


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COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.