On August 28, Arthur Gea lost in the final round of US Open qualifying against American Nishesh Basavareddy and saw his dreams of reaching the main draw come to an end. Except that this Monday, September 7, the Frenchman will play in the round of 16 of the tournament.
How is this possible? Due to a last minute withdrawal, Arthur Gea entered the last Grand Slam of the season as a “lucky loser”. And the term has probably never lived up to its name so well. Released, the Frenchman surprises everyone in New York. Even him!
Proof of this: he has already been forced to change hotels several times since his arrival in New York. “The first one was rotten. Cheap, but crappy. The second one was great. We had a suite and we were in the same room with my coach. But we had to change, because by dint of extending, they no longer had any free rooms,” he explained to “L’Équipe” after his success in the second round.
Change of plane ticket
Rebelote after his victory against the American Michael Zheng in the third round on the night of Saturday to Sunday. “I was going to vacate my room. There, I have to add nights at my hotel, because I stopped from Sunday. I have to modify my plane too,” he joked.
History could well repeat itself again since he will face the Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, 70th in the world, this Monday in the round of 16. The two players therefore have a golden chance to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in their career.
Thanks to his career, Arthur Gea has already secured a check for $480,000. Enough to take a little margin when making your next hotel reservations.
