Jo-Wilfried Tsonga held his nerve on Friday to book a place in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament semi-finals where he will meet Tomas Berdych. The Czech leads Tsonga 8-3 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, including a 7-5, 6-3 win at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open last month. "Tomas is very consistent, with a full game: very consistent and covers the court well,” said Tsonga, ahead of their clash on Saturday. “The best strategy is to play well!” Berdych admitted, "My own game will be extremely important tomorrow, as I will try to dictate from the very beginning. I need to be focused from the first point.” Sixth seed Tsonga, who finished runner-up to Robin Soderling in the 2011 Rotterdam...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga looks ahead to competing against Tomas Berdych in the semi-finals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Saturday following victory over Marin Cilic. Watch live Rotterdam matches at TennisTV.com.
Watch Tuesday highlights of wins for defending champion Martin Klizan, Marin Cilic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Philipp Kohlschreiber at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Watch live Rotterdam matches at TennisTV.com. Photo: Henk Koster
The courts at the Open Sud de France are set for the ATP World Tour 250 tournament this week, but that doesn’t mean they can’t also be used for a little handball! Top two seeds Marin Cilic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were put to the test when French handball stars Vincent Gerard and Michael Guigou joined them on Tuesday in Montpellier. Gerard and Guigou, who play for the French national team, were fresh off a World Championship win and primed to challenge the ATP stars. Super moment avec nos champions du monde à l'@OpenSuddeFrance pic.twitter.com/FVVt8FDue4— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7) February 7, 2017 Top seed Cilic will open his campaign in the French city against Dustin Brown in the second round, while second...
Sometimes ATP World Tour professionals commit nice gestures and no one notices. Other times, they receive a touching thank-you letter that lets them know just how much they're appreciated. During his second-round match at the 2016 Australian Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stopped play and helped a tearful ball girl who had just been hit in the face by a ball. The Frenchman walked over to the girl, who was standing behind him, wrapped her arm around his and walked her off the court so she could receive help. The gesture was lauded by journalists and on social media, and Tsonga was praised as a gentleman. “It's just normal. She was really in trouble and the eyes were a bit [teary]. It...
