Edit Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Showing all 3 items. Jump to: Overview 2 Mini Bio 1. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. His professional career began the following year, but a string of injuries took him out of the game until Tags: athlete profile , Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Although he does not play tennis himself, he enjoys watching and learning about the sport.
Aside from just writing about tennis, Fahd also shares company news and information about app updates for TennisPAL. His huge serve and forehand are complemented with deft hands and innate ability in the forecourt.
His charisma on the court, both during matches and in his trademark celebration with thumbs pointing to the imaginary name on his back, is undeniable. Yet off the court he is quiet and ever so softly spoken. All the while, he remains one of the best black male tennis players to ever do it. The influence and popularity he commands is always clear across the grounds of tournaments. His peak coincided with the most dominant years of Roger Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray as a collective.
For me, it was an honour to play with them. At the end, they will be the best players ever. Four of them, because I consider Andy almost like them. In all tournaments, I had to play one on one round, and another one the day after, maybe another one the day after and maybe another one in the finals! In October, Tsonga climbed into the top 50 for the first time in his career, finishing the year ranked number 43 in the world.
Tsonga's year-end ranking spots climb was the highest of any player ranked inside the top Starting his season, Tsonga played and won a singles match at the Next Generation Adelaide International. He defeated Victor Hanescu 6—3, 4—6, 7—5. He scored straight sets victories over his next two opponents, defeating Ernests Gulbis 6—3, 6—2, and Lleyton Hewitt the top seed 6—4, 6—2. However, he fell in the semi-finals to Jarkko Nieminen , the third seed, 6—2, 6—4.
The French compatriots teamed to become a formidable combination, scoring a major upset in the finals over world number one duo Bob and Mike Bryan 4—6, 6—4, The French pair came back from two match points down to win the championship and denied the Bryan brothers from winning the tournament. Tsonga began his Australian Open campaign with a tough first round match against 9th seed Andy Murray.
Tsonga defeated the Scot 7—5, 6—4, 0—6, 7—6 5 , setting up a clash with American qualifier Sam Warburg in the second round. In the fourth round, Tsonga defeated compatriot Richard Gasquet 6—2, 6—7 5 , 7—6 6 , 6—3. In the quarterfinals, Tsonga played Russia's Mikhail Youzhny , who came into the quarterfinal showdown riding a nine match winning streak.
Tsonga dismantled the favored Youzhny in straight sets, 7—5, 6—0, 7—6. In the semifinals, Tsonga delivered a strong performance to defeat the number two seed Rafael Nadal , 6—2, 6—3, 6—2 to complete back-to-back straight set victories over heavily favored opponents.
Tsonga's semi-final performance was characterized by his powerful and precise serve, finesse volleys, and aggressive baseline play.
Tsonga did not face a break point until the third set while breaking the Spaniard five times in the match. Tsonga was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the final of the Australian Open in a very competitive match, 4—6, 6—4, 6—3, 7—6 7—2. Following the tournament, Tsonga saw his ranking climb to a career high number 18 in the world. Tsonga would then compete at the Indian Wells Masters. He reached the 4th round, but lost to defending champion Rafael Nadal in 3 tight sets 6—7, 7—6 7—5.
Following the tournament, Tsonga saw his ATP ranking climb again to a new career high number 12 in the world. Tsonga has pulled out of the French Open because of a knee problem that has lasted for several months.
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