R1: Mathieu Castagnet (Fra) 3-0 Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 (35m)
France’s Mathieu Castagnet beats India’s Mahesh Mangonkar in straight games in his 400th PSA match …
400 matches for @CastagnetMatt, but it feels like 800 😂
The Frenchman spoke to us after his victory against @maheshmangao in the first round of the CIB PSA @BlackBallSquash Open#BlackBallOpen pic.twitter.com/RcPKlz6yRo
— PSA World Tour (@PSAWorldTour) March 19, 2021
Mathieu: “I’m really happy with my performance today,”
“Mahesh is such a great player, in December he played against Mostafa Asal first round and it went to 3-2 against a future top 10 player. I wasn’t really happy to see him against me to be honest! I’m really happy about the way I played today.
“I’ve played 400 matches, but I’ve had such a tough battles all of my career, I have been playing two hours, hour and a half – I would probably have to say I’ve played more than 400 matches, maybe 800! My body felt it a lot, I’ve struggled with injuries – I lost weight and I tried to do a great job with my coach, Renan Lavigne, and all my staff. I’m happy to be in good shape today.”
