Jo-Wilfried Tsonga looked finished. The 15th seed was down 2-5 in the fifth set against Denis Shapovalov, and the #NextGenATP Canadian had all the momentum, having broken Tsonga in the second game of the final set. But from out of nowhere, Tsonga sprinted to life, coming back from 30/30, 2-5 to win the final five games of the match and advance to the third round of the Australian Open 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(4), 7-5. [ALSO LIKE] “I had to fight a lot and make him finish the match. He never did, so it's good for me,” Tsonga said. “But the most important for me, is to fight, give my best on court until the last point. That's what I did...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has gone from the fringe of the Emirates ATP Race To London to the thick of the battle in less than two weeks, as he continues his push to qualify for a third Nitto ATP Finals. The Frenchman helped his cause by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber, 7-6(4), 7-5 in the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Open 500 on Saturday in Vienna to advance to his third final at the event and his fifth final this season. "I'm playing well. I'm playing good tennis," Tsonga said. "Truly happy with my level this week...tomorrow it's the final and only the winner [of the final] counts so I will give my best to be the winner." Tsonga, who was 22nd in the...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga discusses his semi-final victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber at the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
