French Open 2022: La Marseillaise rings out as friends and family bid farewell to Tsonga
It was something of a red-letter day at Roland Garros as the schedule reached Day 3 and the completion of Round 1. Yes, defending champion…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Rotterdam 2019: Tsonga, Medvedev and Wawrinka win on day of champions
Wednesday was a day of champions, and not just Rotterdam champions. All four of the former title-winners at the Dutch tournament were present and correct,…
Monte-Carlo Masters 2017: Former champion Novak Djokovic survives Simon test, but Tsonga loses
There has never been any doubting the prowess of Novak Djokovic when it comes to clay, even though his first Major and first Masters came…
Rotterdam 2017: Lucky 13 for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, unlucky sixth for David Goffin
The two hopefuls who came to court at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Arena to determine who would lift this year’s ABN AMRO trophy had much more in…
Davis Cup 2016 preview: Tsonga, Cilic headline as Djokovic, Murray rest
The eight nations that make up the quarter-finals of this year’s Davis Cup, which gets under way this Friday, feature three of the four most…
Wimbledon 2016: Murray beats Tsonga in thriller to reach 20th Major semi
Two days after claiming his 50th win at Wimbledon, world No2 Andy Murray, the highest ranked player remaining in the draw, is aiming for his…
David Ferrer tightens grip on ATP World Tour Finals: Gasquet, Tsonga in reserve
With three tournaments reaching their conclusion on the same Sunday afternoon, there were big points being won and lost in Vienna, Moscow and Stockholm. The…
Novak Djokovic supremacy continues in Shanghai with 9th 2015 title and 25th Masters
When the draw was made in Shanghai a little over a week ago, a 20th meeting between world No1 Novak Djokovic and No15 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga…
Davis Cup 2015: Andy Murray rises to Tsonga challenge to level tie
If the mood was a little flat after James Ward was beaten in relatively straightforward order by Gilles Simon, it was soon fanned into flames…
French Open 2015: Stan Wawrinka powers past Tsonga to reach first Paris final
If the pressure on Andy Murray to become the first post-war finalist, let alone the champion, at the French Open was heavy, it was as…
French Open 2015: Tsonga bounces back over Berdych and pressure to set up Nishikori QF
There was so little to choose between two of the big men of tennis that it seemed remarkable that current world No4 Tomas Berdych and…
French Open 2015: Federer impresses, but Tsonga, Mahut, Monfils lift the roof
For anyone in the vicinity of Roland Garros on a sunny afternoon at the end of May, there can never be any doubt when a…
Juan Martin del Potro in but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga out of Australian Open
With the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, set to begin in just 12 days’ time, the tournament received both good and…
Davis Cup final 2014: Tsonga, Gasquet, Clement focus on prize not Federer
If the back of Roger Federer was the primary topic of conversation at the Swiss team’s pre-Davis Cup press conference—that, and his relationship with Stan…
US Open 2014: Murray and Djokovic race to re-run of classic 2012 final
It’s the second week at the US Open, the final Grand Slam week of the year, and if the going has been tough thus far,…
US Open 2014: Murray heads to Tsonga clash as holiday mood sweeps New York
Before the gates were opened to the hoards arriving in party mood on the first day of Labor Day weekend in New York, Andy Murray…
Toronto Masters: Super Tsonga beats friend Federer for top-10 return
Novak Djokovic dubbed his half of the draw for the Rogers Cup as ‘terrible’, and he was not wrong. He was joined by two-time former…
Toronto Masters: Fireworks all round as Federer beats Lopez for Tsonga final
Age has been quite a hot topic at the Rogers Cup this year. Driven, of course, by the fact that Roger himself—Federer, that is—celebrated his…
Toronto Masters: Andy Murray falls to on-fire Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
The Rogers Cup in Toronto began with three former champions. But by the quarter-finals, the three-time titlist and top seed Novak Djokovic had gone. Two-time…
Toronto Masters: Shocks rip open draw as Djokovic, Wawrinka & Gasquet fall
The day was a blockbuster that featured eight of the top 10 men in the world. The only two not on the schedule were those…
Dubai 2014: Surging Tomas Berdych to face 300-man Kohlschreiber
It’s quarter-final day at the Dubai Duty Free championships and, with perfect timing, the temperature decided to celebrate with a rise to 30C. Perfect conditions,…