Archive for category: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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Djokovic eliminated in Olympic doubles, Tsonga past the first round
Eight-seeded Serbs Djokovic and Troicki suffered a two-set loss against Swedish couple Brunstrom/Lindstedt in the first round of men’s doubles Olympic tournament. The Swedes won the first set in a tie-break, and the second one was decided after the Serbs gave away their serve for the only time in the [...] -
Tsonga dismisses Bellucci, Ferrer overpowers Pospisil at the Olympics
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who lost at this year’s Wimbledon semis against the Brit Murray, made his way through to the second round of the 2012 London Olympics. The Frenchman defeated Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets 6-7 (5) 6-4 6-4 under the closed roof of the All England Club centre court. [...] -
Andy Murray through to historic Wimbledon final after beting Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
The second Wimbledon semi-final pitted fifth-seed, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga against fourth-seed, Brit Andy Murray in a match of two Wimbledon final virgins. Whoever won, Federer, who had earned a chance for his seventh Wimbledon championship earlier that day, would face a newcomer to the biggest tennis game on grass. Murray [...] -
Murray – Tsonga Wimbledon 2012 Live Commentary
Murray v Tsonga. Final, Murray wins 3 sets to 1 (6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5) Game, set and match Murray 7-5 Murray breaks – I’m sure you don’t need me to say he’s the first Briton since 1938 in the final, so that ludicrous record is finally put to bed. He’ll play Roger [...] -
Murray v Tsonga preview Wimbledon 2012
This matchup is being billed as Murray’s best chance to reach his first Wimbledon final, and with this being his fourth consecutive appearance in the semi finals, there is a just argument that this represents his best opportunity yet. But while there is a collective sigh of relief from all [...] -
Ferrer and Tsonga move into last 16 at Wimbledon
No.7 seed Spaniard David Ferrer and the 5th seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France booked their place in the last 16 of this year’s Wimbledon Championships. Ferrer, who won last week’s tournament in Hertogenbosch, defeated American Andy Roddick as he came back from a set down to win 2-6 7-6 (8) [...] -
Tsonga and Del Potro into second round at Wimbledon
5th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga showed no mercy as he demolished the Austalian wild card holder and former world no.1 Lleyton Hewitt in three sets 6-3 6-4 6-4 and booked his place in the second round of Wimbledon 2012. Hewitt has been struggling with injuries recently and his ranking dropped to [...] -
Tsonga crashes out of Queen’s
Last year’s finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crashed out of this year’s AEGON Championships at the Queen’s Club as he lost to Croat Ivan Dodig in today’s third round. Dodig prevailed in three hard fought sets, winning 7-6 (3) 3-6 7-6 (5) in 2 and a half hours. Both players had a [...] -
First day of play at Queen’s washed out by rain
First day of the AEGON Championships at the Queen’s Club had to be abandoned due to consistent rain and all the matches will hope to start on Tuesday. This West London tournament marks the start of the grass court season and is a warm-up for the third Grand Slam of [...] -
Djokovic survives 4 matchpoints to beat Tsonga at Roland Garros, plays Federer in SFs
Novak Djokovic came back from the brink to defeat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, saving four matchpoints on his way to an epic 6-1 5-7 5-7 7-6 (6) 6-1 victory in the quarterfinals of this year’s French Open. With this win, the Serbian set up a semifinal encounter against his big rival [...] -
Federer battles back to beat Del Potro and moves into French Open SFs
Roger Federer came back from two sets down to defeat the Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, winning 3-6 6-7 (4) 6-2 6-0 6-3 and bookig his place in the semifinals of the 2012 Roland Garros. Delpo managed to break Federer’s serve twice to take a 4-1 lead in the first [...] -
Djokovic and Federer to face off again at the French Open
The Roland Garros this year has given us some of the most memorable tennis moments so far this season, not leas the epic four-hour battle that Novak Djokovic miraculously managed to battle his way through to secure his semi-final rematch with fellow top-seeder Roger Federer. For the members of the [...] -
Djokovic avoids huge upset as he beats Seppi and moves into Paris QFs
World no.1 Novak Djokovic avoided a big upset after coming back from two sets down to beat Italian Andreas Seppi 4-6 6-7 (5) 6-3 7-5 6-3 and moving into the quarterfinals of the 2012 French Open. The Serbian took a 3-0 lead at the beginning of the match, just before [...]
