Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - October 2, 2020 France's Hugo Gaston celebrates during his third round match against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - Wildcard Hugo Gaston took down former French Open champion Stan Wawrinka 2-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-0 in a riveting contest on Friday to advance to the fourth round and keep the home country's hopes alive in the men's draw at this year's edition.
The Swiss, whose only loss to a Frenchman in 10 previous matches at Roland Garros was against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2012, ran out of steam as the 20-year-old, ranked 239th, romped to victory in front of the vociferous Court Suzanne Lenglen fans.
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