Archive for category: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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Tsonga to meet Davydenko in Metz semifinal
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has moved through to the semifinal of Metz after avoiding a minor scare against American opponent Jesse Levine. Levine broke in the first game of the match from 40-15 down and consolidated the break for a 2-0 lead but would struggle for long parts after that. A fourteen deuce fourth [...] -
Tsonga, Davydenko, Karlovic and Levine through to Metz QFs
The quarterfinal pairings for the top half of the 2012 Metz draw have been set today. Tsonga will play Levine, whilst Davydenko will square off against Karlovic. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is through to the next round after defeating fellow Frenchman Clement Reix 6-3 6-3. Ranked outside the top 500, Reix did not [...] -
ATP Metz Draw Preview and Analysis
The ATP World Tour returns to Europe after the US Open, this time to the French indoor hard courts of Metz. Since Metz returned to the tennis circuit in 2003 winners have included world no. 2 Novak Djokovic and Frenchmen Gael Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga heads the field [...] -
Tsonga Shocked, Fish Survives Scare at US Open 2012
In the biggest upset of the tournament so far, the fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was defeated in four sets by Slovakia’s Martin Klizan by a score of 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-3. Much more known for his clay exploits, this was his best hard court win to date. It was clear [...] -
Tsonga Out of 2012 US Open, Klizan beats him in four sets
Slovak Martin Klizan caused the biggest upset of this year’s US Open so far after he defeated Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-3 to make it to the third round. Fifth seeded Tsonga had a slow start into the match, but managed to find his rhythm [...] -
Tsonga Opens 2012 US Open Bid with a Win over Beck
France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga opened his 2012 U.S. Open bid with a straight-set victory over Slovakia’s Karol Beck. Now in his 5th run at the tournament, the 5th seed is hoping to improve upon his 2011 QF results – his best to date. With a lot of the ATP’s top players [...] -
Defending champion Isner beats Tsonga in Winston-Salem SFs
Defending champion and no.3 seed John Isner advanced into the Winston-Salem final after overcoming Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a three set battle with a 6-4 3-6 7-6 (3) end scoreline. Isner was going into today’s match with a 3-1 head to head record against the Frenchman, having won their last encounter [...] -
Tsonga to face Isner in Winston-Salem semis
Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and no.3 seed John Isner will face off for a place in the final at the Winston-Salem Open. Tsonga needed mere 53 minutes to send Spaniard Marcel Granollers packing, literally demolishing him 6-1 6-2. Two breaks of serve in each of the sets handed him a [...] -
Tsonga and Isner cruise in Winston-Salem
Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced into the quarterfinals of the Winston-Salem Open on the hardcourts at Wake Forest University after defeating Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-6 (1) 6-4. With this win, the world no.6 Tsonga improved his head to head against Stakhovsky to 3-0 and will be facing Spaniard Marcel Granollers [...] -
Tsonga beats Bellucci in Winston-Salem, Berdych also through to round three
World no.6 and top seed at the Winston-Salem Open Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced into the third round after a straight sets victory over Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, beating him 6-3 7-6 (3). The Frenchman, who is appearing at this pre US Open warm-up event for the first time, also managed to overcome [...] -
Young breaks 17-match losing streak, beats Mayer in Winston Salem
American Donald Young has finally managed to win a match after failing in his last 17 first round matches. He overcame Argentine Leonardo Mayer in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open, winning in three sets 4-6 6-3 6-2 in 1 hour and 53 minutes. This was the first encounter [...] -
Olympic medalists Tsonga and Del Potro exit Toronto
Frenchman Jo-Wifried Tsonga, who just won the silver medal in the doubles event in the 2012 London Olympics, was upset in the second round of Toronto Masters by countryman Jeremy Chardy 6-4 7-6 in a match that lasted 88 minutes. Chardy started the encounter well, breaking Tsonga’s serve in the first [...] -
Tipsarevic, Cilic, Granollers through to the third round in Toronto
World number 8 Janko Tipsarevic is through to the third round of the Rogers Cup after a 7-6 6-4 win over Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Both players played well in the first set, but it was the Serbian who broke first in the eleventh game to serve for the set at [...]
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