Richard Gasquet maintained his unbeaten record to help guide France [ Images ] into the Hopman Cup final on Thursday before vowing to adopt a more attacking approach in a bid to shake up the established order in men's tennis.

Gasquet eased to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Spain's Fernando Verdasco [ Images ] shortly after Marion Bartoli [ Images ] had got the French ball rolling with an identical scoreline victory over Anabel Medina Garrigues in the singles matches of the mixed-team event tie.

The mixed doubles was not played because the French had already done enough to win Group B.

Gasquet is well known for being a flair player with arguably the best backhand in world tennis. The 25-year-old has also shown glimpses of brilliance to match the top players in the rankings but never peaked long enough to win a major title.

Hoping to become a more consistent force in the future, the World No. 19 has pinpointed how and where he needs to change his strategy if he is to have any chance of making a breakthrough in the grand slam events.

"There are too many times in matches when I don't attack," Gasquet said.

"Sometimes it is in my nature to sit back and wait for an error from the guy I'm playing," he added.

"When the big moments come, I need to have the confidence to do what Roger (Federer), Novak (Djokovic) and Rafa (Nadal) do... they attack.

"I am getting there. To beat Fernando is a big step in the right direction, he's one of the best players in the world."

Gasquet claimed wins over Australia's [ Images ] Lleyton Hewitt [ Images ] and China's Wu Di in the group stage and his team-mate Bartoli is also shaping up to be a serious contender for the Australian Open [ Images ] in Melbourne [ Images ] with some encouraging performances.

The World No. 9 lost to China's Li Na [ Images ] in her opening match but has since recovered to defeat Australia's Jarmila Gajdosova 6-0, 6-0 and dominated Garrigues, the wins helping to vindicate her decision to train in Perth ahead of the event.