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Richard caused the upset of the year at the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday, ending world number one Roger Federer's 25-match winning streak 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 in a dramatic quarter-final.

The 18-year-old, playing his first main tour event of the year, ripped a backhand down the line to clinch a tension-filled tiebreak 10-8 on his third match point after two hours 18 minutes of action.

"It was a fantastic match, after I won it I didn't know where I was for a few minutes," said Gasquet, who is the first player to beat Federer's since Russian Marat Safin achieved the feat in the semi-final of the Australian Open.

Gasquet will now face fellow 18-year-old Rafael Nadal for a place in the final after the Spaniard took out French Open champion Gaston Gaudio 6-3, 6-0.