French tennis fans had a field day of good homegrown tennis on Thursday at the Open Sud de France, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga led the way in Montpellier. The third seed never broke countryman Nicolas Mahut, but Tsonga still prevailed past the serve-and-volleying Mahut 7-6(3), 6-7(3), 7-6(4). Tsonga saved three break points, and Mahut saved four in the second-round match that lasted two hours and 24 minutes. Tsonga has made the semi-finals both times he’s played Montpellier, 2010 and 2017, and in the quarter-finals, he'll meet #NextGenATP Russian Andrey Rublev. [ALSO LIKE] Three other Frenchmen also advanced, including second seed Lucas Pouille, who dropped only one point on his first serve (22/23) to breeze past #NextGenATP Spaniard Carlos Taberner 6-1, 6-2....
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga talks about his four-set, third-round loss to Nick Kyrgios at the 2018 Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
New year, new Nick Kyrgios. Competing with newfound resolve and confidence, the talented Australian remained perfect in 2018 with a 7-0 record after winning the match of the Australian Open on Friday night. The 22-year-old Kyrgios harnessed the energy of the crowd on Rod Laver Arena en route to beating 2008 finalist and No. 15 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(5) – a high-quality encounter – over three hours and 18 minutes. "He's a tough opponent. He's beaten pretty much all the top guys in the world. I knew it was going to be an incredibly tough match. I was very nervous going out there today," Kyrgios said. "Obviously 2/5 down in the fourth set breaker, I...
Listen to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga discuss his fifth-set comeback against Denis Shapovalov at the 2018 Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
Watch highlights as 15th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga comes back from 2-5 down in the fifth set to beat Canadian Denis Shapovalov at the 2018 Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour.
