Tsonga

ROLAND-GARROS 2022 - Au-delà de la défaite de Jo-Wilfried Tsonga mardi contre Casper Ruud, il restera de cette après-midi une émotion incomparable.

Dans la tête et dans le bras, il a même joué top 10 mardi, les yeux dans les yeux avec un de ses membres. Dans la tête et dans le bras, il était prêt à rester cinq heures sur le court. A tous points de vue. Lorsqu'il a breaké blanc à 5-5 dans le quatrième set, Roland-Garros a explosé. C'était fort. Au moment du break, je rêvais presque d'une sortie à la Connors contre Chang en 1991 à Roland. Agonisant, le vieux lion Jimbo avait recollé à deux sets partout avant d'abandonner dès le début de la manche finale, non sans avoir mis un point d'honneur à en gagner le premier point. C'était même le plus probable, le plus logique. Le public ne le savait pas encore. Beau et cruel à la fois. Mais la marche a fini par être trop haute. Peu importe ce qu'il essayait, il n'a pas pu s'en sortir. A nous, aussi. A lui.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga heads to retirement with a French Open first-round loss, the first of the Four Musketeers to bow out. French tennis eyes reinforcements.

He played for the 2008 Australian Open title, becoming the first of nine players to lose to Novak Djokovic in a final in Melbourne. I hope it will be the same for the French future.” Most of the other French players ranked in the top 100 are veterans who had their chances to make deep major runs. He also lost to them 17 times combined at the Slams. If not a golden generation, it proved to be an unforgettable one, with another memory added Tuesday. “There would have been no second match, because I left everything on the court today,” said Tsonga, who last week said his mind and body were telling him it’s time to stop playing. And now there is no more Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a leading French player for years who lost in the first round of his farewell tournament. Gasquet won Tuesday, setting up a second round match with American Seb Korda, who is 14 years younger. He is the lone Frenchman to make a major final in the last 21 years. But that broad shoulder, which helped carry Tsonga to No. 5 in the world a decade ago, could not bear any more. In a way I finish like I want to finish.” Tsonga injured his right shoulder on an otherwise climactic point, breaking Ruud’s serve to go up 6-5 in the fourth.

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I've never looked back but now is the time to do it," an emotional Tsonga told the crowd. He did, though, help France win the Davis Cup in 2017. "It's a great day for me.

Full of mixed emotions, the two Frenchmen will each take the court Tuesday at their home major.

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“I have to smile even if sometimes it’s difficult, I have a little bit of pain. After the match, he got down on his knees and touched his forehead to the Parisian clay. As much as he wanted to thrill them with one last deep run, sharing that moment with the Parisians and fans watching throughout the world was rewarding enough. One of this year’s feel-good moments came at the Open 13 Provence, where Felix Auger-Aliassime and Tsonga shared a memorable moment at the net following their second-round clash. “Jo for me was one of my idols, one of my favourite players. “I went to the Federation at 12 and I knew that he was there, so for me it was exceptional. He involved the crowd and fed off fans’ energy to put the sport’s legends to the test. But his efforts in Toronto brought that to a whole new level. Tsonga first stepped under the spotlight as a 19-year-old in 2004. No matter how tired the Frenchman was, it was a sign of how much the victory had meant. “For me, it [counts] really positively and trying to do things differently was for me something positive. “I always said one of my goals was to inspire kids, inspire other people.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga a été éliminé au 1er tour de Roland-Garros par le Norvégien Casper Ruud.

L'ultime match de la carrière de Jo-Wilfried Tsonga a été, mardi à Roland-Garros, un résumé de sa carrière. « C'est pas le dernier Jo! », lui a lancé un supporteur. Il est également l'un des trois seuls joueurs à avoir battu ces trois ainsi qu'Andy Murray en Grand Chelem. « Aujourd'hui est un grand jour pour moi, le jour de dire au-revoir à mon compagnon de toujours », le tennis, a déclaré Tsonga après sa défaite, la dernière de sa carrière, face à Casper Ruud 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 7-6 (7/0). C'est la fin pour Jo-Wilfried TsongaRoland-Garros mardi, 24 mai 2022. 11:38 mardi, 24 mai 2022.

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He made it to the semi-finals twice at both the French Open and Wimbledon and finished runner-up to Federer at the ATP Finals in 2011. "I hope the world can soon find as much peace I found today. The Frenchman broke for a 6-5 lead in the fourth set but was unable to serve out, immediately calling for the trainer before the tie-break and taking a medical timeout for treatment to his right shoulder.

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While Tsonga lost to Casper Ruud in his final singles match, the 37-year-old will play doubles with Richard Gasquet one last time before retiring for good.

Tsonga departs having built a wonderful career defined by his athleticism, his delicate touch at the net and his instincts. Along with his charisma, it made him an idol for so many, such as Félix Auger-Aliassime, who was present at the stadium as Tsonga battled. He has suffered through numerous injuries in his final years, with his movement and his athleticism disintegrating as a result. No longer able to compete, Tsonga lost 11 of the final 12 points of his career. As Tsonga tearfully lost 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (0), one of the standout, most enjoyable tennis careers of the past 15 years came to an end. He banged his chest and rallied the crowd.

PARIS (AP) — Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not. And, he said later, he knew he would not. So they flowed freely du...

The locals gave Tsonga a prolonged standing ovation, and he went up near the net, knelt and rested his forehead on the ground, creating a splotch of the rust-colored clay on his face. Yeah, in a way, I finished like I wanted to finish.” When play resumed, Tsonga could barely even serve, tapping the ball at barely more than 60 mph (100 kph) — less than half as fast as the booming offerings he was known for — and even tried hitting one shot left-handed as the tiebreaker ended in a shutout. Ruud in Chatrier, said she got “super emotional” watching the whole scene. Another member of Tsonga’s talented generation, Gilles Simon, has said he will retire at the end of the season. But at the end of that game, he wrenched his shoulder, and that was that. Ruud quickly broke back, and Tsonga was visited by a trainer, who tried to help the situation but could not. Tsonga leaves with 121 wins in Grand Slam matches, a record for a French man. “I couldn’t have asked for a better script, apart from the fact that I could have won.” He appeared to have a chance to extend the match by breaking to go up 6-5 in the fourth set. I couldn’t have asked for something better,” Tsonga said. One of the best atmospheres I have seen in my career (for) my last match.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, ex-no 5 mondial et no 1 français, a été éliminé au 1er tour par le Norvégien Casper Ruud (ATP 8), 6-7 (6/8) 7-6 (7/4) 6-2 7-6 (7/0).

PARIS (AP) — Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not. And, he said later, he knew he would not. So they flowed freely du...

The locals gave Tsonga a prolonged standing ovation, and he went up near the net, knelt and rested his forehead on the ground, creating a splotch of the rust-colored clay on his face. Yeah, in a way, I finished like I wanted to finish.” When play resumed, Tsonga could barely even serve, tapping the ball at barely more than 60 mph (100 kph) — less than half as fast as the booming offerings he was known for — and even tried hitting one shot left-handed as the tiebreaker ended in a shutout. Ruud in Chatrier, said she got “super emotional” watching the whole scene. Another member of Tsonga’s talented generation, Gilles Simon, has said he will retire at the end of the season. But at the end of that game, he wrenched his shoulder, and that was that. Ruud quickly broke back, and Tsonga was visited by a trainer, who tried to help the situation but could not. Tsonga leaves with 121 wins in Grand Slam matches, a record for a French man. “I couldn’t have asked for a better script, apart from the fact that I could have won.” He appeared to have a chance to extend the match by breaking to go up 6-5 in the fourth set. I couldn’t have asked for something better,” Tsonga said. One of the best atmospheres I have seen in my career (for) my last match.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga enjoyed a tribute ceremony to celebrate his career on Tuesday at Roland Garros.

I think the most important thing for me was to live this with people around me, to be able to share the sadness sometimes [and] the happiness. They said, ‘Would you like to do something after the match?’ I said [to] bug off,” said Tsonga. “You don’t know if this is going to be my final match.” I didn't really know where to go.

Amid rousing cheers and tearful tributes, France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retires after nearly toppling 8th-seed Casper Ruud in his French Open finale.

It was a testament to Tsonga the man, more so than the tennis player, that when the French tennis federation invited his former coaches to attend, seemingly everyone did. But like his compatriot Monfils, a 2008 French Open semifinalist, Tsonga had the misfortune of peaking in the same era as Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, who have 61 Grand Slam singles titles among them. In the trophy presentation that followed, Ruud said he didn’t want to speak about himself. But the tears kept falling, and his face contorted with emotion. Tsonga couldn’t mount a credible effort in the fourth-set tiebreaker. He called for the trainer, and the crowd fell silent.

PARIS (AP) — Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not. And, he said later, he knew he would not. So they flowed freely du...

The locals gave Tsonga a prolonged standing ovation, and he went up near the net, knelt and rested his forehead on the ground, creating a splotch of the rust-colored clay on his face. Yeah, in a way, I finished like I wanted to finish.” When play resumed, Tsonga could barely even serve, tapping the ball at barely more than 60 mph (100 kph) — less than half as fast as the booming offerings he was known for — and even tried hitting one shot left-handed as the tiebreaker ended in a shutout. Another member of Tsonga’s talented generation, Gilles Simon, has said he will retire at the end of the season. Ruud in Chatrier, said she got “super emotional” watching the whole scene. But at the end of that game, he wrenched his shoulder, and that was that. Ruud quickly broke back, and Tsonga was visited by a trainer, who tried to help the situation but could not. Tsonga leaves with 121 wins in Grand Slam matches, a record for a French man. “I couldn’t have asked for a better script, apart from the fact that I could have won.” I couldn’t have asked for something better,” Tsonga said. One of the best atmospheres I have seen in my career (for) my last match. PARIS (AP) — Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not.

A loss to Casper Ruud could not dampen the spirit of those who came to celebrate the Frenchman's magical career.

I wanted to finish this way, on the court, to do my best, injured or not." "That's what I wanted to do. The 37-year-old has spent a career pulling at the heartstrings of his legions of fans, and Tuesday inside of Court Phillipe-Chatrier was no different.