Jo Wilfried Tsonga News

Jo Wilfried Tsonga News From AOL News

Nikolay Davydenko Upsets Nadal at Qatar Open; Roger Federer Through to Final

Defending champion Nikolay Davydenko thrashed top-ranked Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2 to advance into the championship match against Roger Federer at the Qatar Open in Doha. Nadal, who was battling a fever and flu-like symptoms throughout the week, avoided his second bagel set of the tournament by breaking Davydenko in the...

Rafael Nadal Battles Past Lukas Lacko at Qatar Open

The most dominant player from 2010 found himself in some trouble during his second match of the year at the Qatar Open in Doha on Wednesday. World No. 1 Rafael Nadal needed three sets to defeat unseeded and 89th-ranked Lukas Lacko 7-6 (3), 0-6, 6-3. Lacko, who took the match into a first-set tiebreaker, played an...

Roger Federer Cruises at Shanghai Masters; Nadal, Djokovic Advance

In the important ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters event, the top players continued to shine in China on Wednesday as they position themselves into the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. Top-seeded Rafael Nadal, who has already clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking and a spot in London, defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 6-4...

Rafael Nadal the Top Seed at US Open

The men's seeds for the U.S. Open were announced on Monday. The seeds are identical to the ATP world tour rankings, with the exception of Juan Martin del Potro and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga -- both will not play in the tournament due to injury. The women's seeds were delayed because the rain-plagued Rogers Cup finished on Monday,...

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to Miss Davis Cup With Knee Injury

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of next week's Davis Cup quarterfinal against Spain with a left knee injury. The Frenchman is expected to be sidelined for approximately two months. It is unclear whether he will be ready to play in the U.S. Open, scheduled to begin on August 30. The 10th-ranked Tsonga complained of pain...

Jo Wilfried Tsonga News From the Web

05/28/12 Slow Start By Jo Wilfried Tsonga Source: Female First Jo Wilfried Tsonga had to come from a set down to see off Andrey Kuznetsov and book his place in the second round of the French Open. Tsonga is seeded fifth at the second Grand Slam of the year but he didn't play like it in the first set as he picked up just a single game.
05/28/12 Tsonga looking for fun as French Open starts Source: SuperSport Local favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has virtually no chance of winning this year's French Open title but he will try to at least enjoy himself when he starts his campaign on Sunday.
05/23/12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and David Ferrer: Will One Land in... Source: Bleacher Report Both Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have been putting pressure on world No. 1 Novak Djokovic for his place atop the men's standings.
05/22/12 James Ward handed wild card for Queen's tournament Source: The Independent - London - UK Ward enjoyed a memorable run to the semi-final stage of the grass court tournament last year, defeating fourth seed Stanislas Wawrinka and 2010 champion Sam Querrey along the way.
05/18/12 Djokovic and Nadal banish surface tension Source: The Independent - London - UK Djokovic took only 82 minutes to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the world No 5, 7-5, 6-1 to earn a Rome Masters semi-final today against either Roger Federer or Andreas Seppi, who were meeting in last night's concluding quarter-final.

Background on Jo Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (; born ) is a French professional tennis player. He was born in Le Mans, to a French mother, Évelyne, and a Congolese father, Didier, who moved to France in the 1970s to play handball.

more at wikipedia »