If he is satisfied with his week in Hérault, the Frenchman Simon Gauzy was feeling a little disappointed, hotly, after his defeat in the quarter-final of the WTT Champions Montpellier against the Japanese Sora Matsushima.
Forty-eight very contrasting hours for Simon Gauzy. After bringing down Félix Lebrun for the first time in his career on Thursday in the round of 16 of the WTT Champions Montpellier, the Frenchman, 17th player in the world, lost to the young Japanese Sora Matsushima (18) on Saturday in the quarter-final of the Hérault tournament (1-4: 13-11, 4-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-7).
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“Sora is a monster”
“It’s a bit of a shame that I’m not in front after three sets,” regretted Simon Gauzy, hotly, on the Twitch and Youtube RMC Sport. I played well. I had some tactics that worked pretty well. Afterwards it unfolded. It was difficult to hold on. He's a monster. Especially in recent weeks he has become very strong. I'm disappointed not to have taken the lead. It was a little hard in the last two sets, I had a hard time. But it's just that here I am, I'm a little stunned.”
A positive week despite everything
For Simon Gauzy's coach, Sora Matsushima was unplayable: “He has incredible talent, maintains Aurélien Puel. We did not find the solutions to be able to hinder him. He came across someone stronger than him.”
Disappointed at having lost, Simon Gauzy does not want to see everything in black and also retains the positive points of his week in Montpellier. Starting with his good operation ahead of the WTT Finals in Hong Kong (December 10-14): “I'm in the race. I'm in the 16. I'm picking up a few points. It will be important to have a good run in Frankfurt (November 4-9). I'm capable of it”, concludes Simon Gauzy.
