The Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, born in 1985, reached the final at the Australian Open 2008 (defeated by Novak Djokovic) and the semifinals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, without including the three-time quarterfinals at the US Open in Flushing Meadows.
Tsonga was beaten by Roger Federer in the 2011 ATP Finals and was number 5 in the world rankings over the course of his career. He has won 18 titles over the course of his career, including the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy and the Rogers Cup in Toronto.
On Tuesday, Jo suffered his third straight defeat on the tour at the Lyon tournament, where he was defeated in straight sets by the American Tommy Paul.
Tsonga and the future farewell to the tennis world
In an interview that was also published on the Punto de Break website, the former transalpine top 10 spoke about the possible retirement from professional tennis: “I think there must be clearer signs that I will no longer enjoy this sport when I want to make the decision to retire.
I will keep working, focus on the day and not ask any questions. I don’t know if I’ll go back to 2019 levels when I was comfortable. It’s difficult because I had to change the way I move on the field.
I have physical problems that complicate everything, even if I am in much less pain than I was months ago. I’m really disappointed, I don’t like to lose. ”This year Tsonga has only won one of six games played: He succeeded in Marseille, where he beat the other Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez with a tough result of 3-6, 6 : 4, 7: 5 overtaken.
The French competed in the ATP 500 a few weeks ago in Barcelona and was immediately beaten in straight sets by Egor Gerasimov. Jo’s last ATP title was at the Mosel Open in Metz in 2019, when he defeated the Slovak Aljaz Bedene in the final 6: 7, 7: 6, 6: 3. Photo credit: [email protected]
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