Ritchie with courage?

It's hard for Gasquet at the moment and Paul it's not a very good draw, we're going to have to force ourselves to hope for anything..

Complicated end of the season for Ritchie, it's starting to take a toll physically and in the head too I think. You have to throw your last bit of strength into this first round but on paper it's going to be complicated. Paul imposes a big rhythm in his matches with good physical intensity, not sure that Gasquet will last the length so why not start strong and put doubt in his opponent? I don't see a world in which Gasquet wins this match after losing the first set, he will be decisive in my opinion..