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#1 ·
I wanted to add something to the article of this morning and we'll need a "News" thread anyway.

http://fr.sports.yahoo.com/17042008/70/ms-monte-carlo-tsonga-forfait.html
After having said that he's not downcast because of his knee injury and has already been through worse things, he adds:
"J'espère que le fait d'être blessé va me remotiver pour les prochains tournois. Parce que ces derniers temps, je ne prenais pas vraiment de plaisir sur le court. Là, le circuit va me manquer."
I hope that this injury will remotivate me for the next tournaments. Because I was not really enjoying being on the court lately. That way, I will miss the tour.

It was quite obvious during the two American AMS, even before IW he kept talking in interviews about finding back his motivation, it was weird. And he was looking so nervous during his matches. Probably too much pressure. It's nice to see he's aware of it.
 
#255 ·
#256 ·
Thanks Tori :)


Tsonga has been receiving racist hate mail. "I get some letters from a lot of people. Sometimes it's nice, with letters from kids or from parents of kids who want to be tennis players, but I also get racist letters," Tsonga told Telegraph Sport. "It's really painful to receive something like that because you're not ready for that. You think to yourself, 'That's really bad'. But I realise that there are people like that."

:mad::fiery::smash:

I can't believe those people still exist... I'm not sure if there is something more despisable than hating or judging someone over the colour of his skin. Get a life instead of writing stupid letters...
 
#257 ·
Unfortunately, there will always be ignorant, racist people who cannot look beyond a person's skin colour. Their hate mail belongs in the trash and not worthy of any consideration.

Jo is human and is obviously affected by such disgusting behaviour, but he's learned to look beyond that and see the many others like us who appreciate him based on merit, what he's achieved and what he is as a person. Be strong, Jo and we will lift you up through your trials and tribulations.
 
#258 ·
Jo's getting a fair few articles about him in the English papers... not sure if there's anything new here but here it is anyway :)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-1193976/Tsonga-aiming-muscle-big-boys-SW19.html
Tsonga aiming to muscle in with the big boys down at SW19

By Alex Kay Last updated at 4:50 PM on 18th June 2009

At 6ft 2in, packed full of muscle and with a mighty serve, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is just the type of player you would have expected to have made a mark at Wimbledon by now.

The world No 9 from France has all the attributes for a great fortnight at the All England Club but, until this year, he has not really been in a position to mount a sneaky challenge for the title.

Next week will only be 24-year-old Tsonga's second appearance at Wimbledon, as the 2008 Australian Open runner-up broke into the top of the game late on and was then ruled out of appearing at SW19 last year through injury.

Tsonga's only appearance at Wimbledon came in 2007 when, as a wildcard ranked 112 in the world, he rocketed his way through to the fourth round.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Gunning for glory: Powerhouse Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

What has happened since then is predictable to those who watched him as an outstanding junior. Beating Andy Murray on the way, Tsonga reached the Australian Open final a year later from under the radar, eventually losing to Novak Djokovic.

He has since gone on to win four tour titles and is excited about the first Wimbledon he'll playing as an established top 10 player.

'Yeah, I am excited. My first one was two years ago but this is my first as a top player,' he said. 'Two years ago I did well, I lost in the fourth round, so I know what to expect.

'For grass, you have to stay on your baseline more. It's not good if you go further back and you have to get into the net. I think it suits my game to be offensive, so it's natural.'
Tsonga

Confident: Tsonga

Tsonga has impressed on his return from injury this year and reached the last 16 at the French Open, going out to eventual semi-finalist Juan Martin Del Potro.

That was no mean achievement, seeing as he was only one of two Frenchmen to make the last 16 as the home players once again struggled in front of the demanding Parisian crowd.

But Tsonga think that complaints by players about the pressures of playing in front of your home crowd are nonsense, saying that he finds it easy to block out criticism.

'I think it's the same everywhere. You go on the court and you try to do your best – that's it,' he said. 'In France or anywhere else. The only person who can judge me is me, that's it.

'After a match, if I lose and I go stand in front of the mirror, I tell myself if I did a great job or not. When you lose it's tough because sometimes you lose when you play well.

'That's sport. If I lose and I played okay, that's no problem because I played well, I played my best tennis and the guy opposite me was better than me. Then sometimes I lose and I don't play well, I say '"okay, I'll work and do everything to do better next time".'

'Rafael Nadal's the champion but Roger Federer's won five times, he won the French this year and I think he's very confident. It's going to be tough to beat him this year. I think the French were happy to see Federer win the tournament in Paris because he lost three times in the final. Him winning was a good thing for everybody – for tennis, for the tournament, for history.'

And what of the British contender? Tsonga is certain that Murray has it in him to win and he should know, having played with him plenty of times on the junior circuit growing up.
Andy Murray

Main man: Andy Murray triumphed at Queen's last week

'Andy's playing well everywhere but he's better on quick surfaces than on a clay court,' he added. 'I think he's really dangerous on grass. I played with him a lot on grass when we were younger and he was very, very good.

'The best way for me to beat the top guys is to have a very good day. When I go on court, I don't have specific tactics – I just want to play my best tennis. If I do, I can beat everybody. Like I said, I'm very attacking and I go for everything. If I send down three aces per game, it's difficult for the other guy. So it's all about me.'

What would be a successful tournament for him then?

'If I get to the semis, it's a good result for me. But if I get to the semis, I'll want to be in the final and to win it.'

Confident talk from Tsonga and the sort that will surely make him a Grand Slam champion eventually. This Wimbledon might come a bit soon for him but don't be surprised if he ruffles a few feathers.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was talking at the Boodles Challenge at Stoke Park. For more information, go to www.theboodles.com
 
#259 ·
Awful news about the racist hate mail... I mean it's one thing to shout racist remarks in a football match which happens on occasion in europe but a totally different thing to actually sit down and take time to write a racist letter and mail it. What kind of satisfaction these people get is beyond my comprehension. I guess some people are just stupid enough to bother to do something like that. They should be ignored.

Little french article in L'équipe:

http://www.lequipe.fr/Tennis/breves2009/20090621_175100_la-campagne-de-tsonga.html
 
#260 ·
I quite agree, what goes through these people's minds to actually sit down and write this sort of rubbish. I applaud Jo for standing up and being counted and saying he has to deal with crap like this. He shouldn't have to. Anyway, we all love you Jo and don't worry about mindless racist thugs like that.
 
#261 ·
An interview from Jo after his first match :

Golubev est un joueur talentueux donc je n'ai pas été surpris.Quand il est en confiance, il est très dangereux et il l'a prouvé aujourd'hui. Cela a été dur mais je suis content de m'en être sorti.
.
La différence ne s'est pas faite sur le niveau de jeu mais plutôt sur l'experience de ce type de situation. C'est toujours plus agréable de gagner un match comme cela après une vraie bataille mais je vais vite me concentrer sur le prochain tour. Je suis surpris de faire deux services volées, et une dizaine de points au filet, c'est étrange. J'ai envie de dire que les qualités qui faisaient de moi un bon joueur de gazon comme on l'entendait par le passé n'existent plus. Il va donc y avoir des joueurs qui vont réaliser des bonnes performances ici cette année et qui j'en suis sur ne l'auraient pas fait par le passé, ou plus exactement il y a quelques années"
 
#263 · (Edited)
A brief translation :

Golubev is a very good player, so I wasn't surprised by his level. When he is confident, he is really dangerous and proved it today. It was tough and I am glad to be still in course today.

I made the difference more on my experience of that kind of situtation than by our level of play. It's always good to win that kind of match, after that kind of fight, but now I am going to have to focus fast on my next round. I am surprised to have only made two serve and volley and a tenfold of net points, it's strange. I want to say that the qualities that made me a good grass court player by the past are gone by now. There are going to be more and more players this year who are going to make a good run here, who wouldn't have done so well a few years back.


I am so agreeing with him. they are slowing so much the grass that it doesn't make anymore sense to play on it.
 
#265 ·
I thought this interview was lol, so I share it with you, my fellow jojotards :) :

Q. Today was a walkover. What do you think? Are you shocked or were you prepared for it?
JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: No, I'm sad for him because he's maybe injured. I don't know what he had for the moment. But I'm happy to be at the third round. That's it.


Q. Does that shake your plans for Wimbledon?

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: I think anyway it's good for me because I played a long match for the first round, and now I don't play for the second, so I will be ready for the third.


Q. Do you know that in Congo‑Kinshasa they are rooting for you? Are you aware?

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: Yeah, I know, of course.


Q. Have you been back since the last time you went to the Congo?

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: No.


Q. Any plans to go back?

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: Not for the moment, but yeah, I will go there for sure.


Q. What does Wimbledon mean to you?

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: Wimbledon means a Grand Slam tournament, a tournament with a lot of history.


Q. What do you think of the significance of Federer for you? What's so special about Federer for you?

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: Maybe how he's relaxed on the court.


Q. You are from a family of sportsmen.

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: Yeah, only my father, because my mother did nothing.


Q. And your brother?

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: And my brother plays but my sister nothing.


Q. And your cousin is a sports person in New Castle?

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: No, and I'm not originally from Congo‑Kinshasa. I'm from the other side of the river.


Q. So how did you get into sports, your family push you or you like to play?

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: No, it was just natural. When I was a kid I was all the time outside of the house, and that's it.


Q. Is your family here with you now?

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: My brother.


Blame the poor journalist :lol:
 
#266 ·
Q. You are from a family of sportsmen.
JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: Yeah, only my father, because my mother did nothing.
Q. And your brother?
JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: And my brother plays but my sister nothing.
:haha: this made me chuckle.
 
#269 ·
Found on pure people website

Dans les pages de la nouvelle édition française du magazine Playboy, en kiosque aujourd'hui, le champion - véritable sosie du grand Mohamed Ali -, a accordé une longue interview dans laquelle il revient sur sa passion, ses envies et ses amours. Extraits.

"Ce qui m'a donné sans doute envie de faire ce que je fais aujourd'hui, c'est Arnaud Boetsch. Je l'ai découvert lors de la finale de la Coupe Davis, en 1996, à Malmö en Suède. J'avais onze ans et j'étais scotché devant la télé de mes parents, au Mans. Il a apporté le point décisif à la France pour gagner la Coupe Davis. Ça m'a procuré une émotion si forte que j'ai eu envie de vivre de tels moments".

Son ambition pour cette année ? "Mon objectif principal est de faire partie des cinq premiers mondiaux à l'issue de la saison. Pour cela, il faut bien jouer, gagner des tournois et être frais physiquement tout au long de la saison. Je vais donc plébisciter ma préparation et bien étudier mon programme pour ne pas trop jouer".

Comme tous les jeunes sportifs contemporains, il a souvent des écouteurs plantés dans les oreilles. Concernant ses goûts musicaux : "J'ai des goûts très éclectiques, donc isoler un genre n'est pas simple. En ce moment, dans mon MP3, on retrouve "Liberta" de Peps, "Sye Bwa" de Kassav, Kerry James, Justice, un peu de classique et du reggae. J'adore danser mais je ne suis pas très friand des boîtes de nuits car il y a vraiment trop de monde sur le dancefloor !"

Enfin, quant à sa vie privée : "J'adore les femmes, je les respecte et les trouve très courageuses. La simplicité, c'est ce que je préfère chez une femme. Le charme passe au-dessus de la plastique. Je suis encore un coeur à prendre, alors avis aux charmantes âmes célibataires ! Je n'ai heureusement jamais connu le cas d'une fan envahissante et franchement, j'espère ne jamais l'avoir... Je suis un hypra-dragueur romantique !"

Adam Ikx

Little translation, he tells it's Arnaud boetch who gives to him the passion of tennis at 11.
He wanted to be in the top 5
He is single , loves women especially simple women cause he is a romantic boy, and this ITW was gived at the ..french playboy!!!!!lool
 
#270 ·
Quote:
Q. Have you been back since the last time you went to the Congo?

JO‑WILFRIED TSONGA: No.

well this made me chuckle stupidest question ever.
I'm so very late, but :rolls::rolls::rolls: I hadn't even noticed it before you quoted it :haha: and :hatoff: to Jo-Willy for keeping it short and not laughing in the face of the stupid journalist.



Thanks for the excerpt :) who is in to go through the humiliation of buying the next Playboy now ? :lol:


"Thankfully I never had to deal with an excessively intrusive fangirl"
That's because I didn't make my move yet :devil:
 
#272 ·
Interview of Jo in l'équipe of this morning... he rested well, he lost weight, he attended his sister wedding last saturday and he's hungry of tennis ;)


WASHINGTON (ATP 500, dur)

« Chatouiller le top 5 »

JO-WILFRIED TSONGA attaque aujourd’hui sa tournée américaine avec des kilos en moins et l’ambition de franchir un nouveau cap.

La dernière fois qu’on l’a vu sur un court, il y a cinq semaines, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga s’était fait assommer à coups d’aces par l’ogre Karlovic, au troisième tour de Wimbledon (7-6, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6). Depuis, le numéro 1 français (no 7 mondial) s’est reposé quinze jours en Suisse, a ensuite progressivement repris l’entraînement et la raquette, a marié sa sœur samedi dernier au Mans – « Tout s’est bien passé, elle a dit oui » – et il a atterri à Washington dimanche soir. Il attaquera son tournoi aujourd’hui contre le géant américain Isner, un autre grand serveur, pour faire la transition après Karlovic. Pour la première fois de sa carrière, il dispute une vraie tournée estivale américaine avec ensuite les deux Masters Series à Montréal et à Cincinnati, puis l’US Open pour finir (31 août-13 septembre). Avec sa nouvelle raquette et son « nouveau » corps, puisqu’il arrive allégé. Et déterminé à augmenter aux États-Unis ses chances de qualification pour le Masters.

WASHINGTON –

de notre envoyé spécial

« CONTENT D’ÊTRE à Washington et de lancer le grand mois américain ?

– En roulant de l’aéroport vers l’hôtel, je me disais que c’était bon d’arriver en tournoi, plein d’appétit après une bonne pause.

– Une pause qui était peut-être intervenue un poil trop tôt, dès le troisième tour d’un tournoi de Wimbledon où l’on aurait pu vous imaginer traverser le tableau…

– Contre Karlovic, c’est sûr, ç’a été une défaite assez décevante, j’aurais pu mieux faire… Mais en même temps je relativise car je me sens dans une phase de transition, avec ma nouvelle raquette (1), que j’utilisais pour la première fois sur surface rapide à ce moment-là.

– Parlons-en, de cette raquette. À la base, elle n’était censée vous accompagner que pour la saison de terre battue, mais finalement vous ne vous en séparez plus ?

– En fait, elle m’a apporté tellement sur terre que je me suis dit : « Pourquoi ne pas l’utiliser partout ? » Ensuite, je n’ai pas voulu me prendre la tête en rechangeant. Je ne suis pas du tout pointilleux sur le plan technologique, le cordage, tout ça. Une fois que j’ai choisi de garder cette raquette, je ne me suis jamais dit que j’allais revenir en arrière.

– Mais si ce nouveau cadre était censé vous apporter un plus sur terre, ne vous retire- t-il pas quelque chose sur surface rapide ?

– En fait, il n’y a pas que des avantages mais, au final, je suis content. Et, encore une fois, je ne me pose plus la question. Je joue avec, point. Je suis donc encore en phase de transition dans ce domaine, puisque ça va être mon premier tournoi sur dur avec, mais ça n’est pas le seul. La transition, au-delà de la raquette, c’est mon physique.

« Aller chercher

ma qualification

pour le Masters »

– C’est-à-dire ?

– Je suis en train d’essayer de perdre du poids, mais de le perdre intelligemment. Pas faire deux mois de suite où je perds beaucoup pour le reprendre dès que j’arrête de faire attention. Là, j’ai envie de descendre progressivement, ce que je fais depuis le début de l’année. Mon métabolisme change et c’est bien.

– Êtes-vous entré dans une phase d’analyses biologiques pour déterminer votre poids de forme idéal ?

– Il n’y a pas eu d’analyses particulières, c’est juste au feeling. Là, je suis au poids que je fais habituellement à la fin d’une tournée, donc je devrais encore faire baisser ça cet été.

– Et aujourd’hui vous pesez ?…

– Je préfère garder ça pour moi. (Sourire.)

– Mais vous êtes nettement en dessous du poids officiel stipulé sur votre fiche ATP (91 kg pour 1,88 m) ?

– Oui, voilà…

– Quand vous parlez de transition, est-ce que vous englobez aussi votre statut sur le circuit ?

– Pas vraiment, dans la mesure où je suis installé depuis un petit moment dans le top 10 et que je me sens top 10. Maintenant, le but du jeu, bien sûr, c’est de progresser encore pour aller chatouiller le top 5. Mais le classement en lui-même n’est pas une obsession. Par exemple, je viens de redevenir septième mais c’est quelqu’un qui me l’a appris par texto. Ça ne change pas ma journée, d’être huitième ou septième joueur mondial. Tant que t’es pas no 1, 2 ou 3, ça ne change pas trop…

– Il y a un an tout juste, vous étiez blessé. Vous n’avez donc pas de points à défendre avant l’US Open…

– J’ai justement l’occasion de pouvoir m’installer définitivement dans le top 10, d’aller chercher ma qualification au Masters pendant ce mois d’août. Le but du jeu est d’engranger des points là, parce que je n’en ai jamais pris (2). Tout ce que je vais prendre va être du bonus. Si je joue bien aux États-Unis cet été, je peux y aller…

– Vous suivez de près la course au Masters ? Vous connaissez votre position actuelle ?

– Je dois être dans les vingt premiers, non ?

– Vous êtes quatorzième, à 500 points (ce que rapporte le titre à Washington) du huitième et dernier qualifié virtuel, Robin Söderling…

– C’est ce que je dis, si je joue bien dans cette tournée, je vais me rapprocher.

– Autre raison d’espérer franchir un cap : vous ne vous blessez plus !

– C’est vrai que ça fait près d’un an qu’aucune blessure ne m’empêche de jouer. D’ailleurs, c’est aussi pour ça que je me suis bien reposé ces dernières semaines. J’ai bien fait le vide parce qu’à force de ne pas me blesser j’enchaîne comme jamais j’avais enchaîné. Et je sens que je planifie à bon escient. Chaque fois que j’ai décidé d’un programme, je ne l’ai pas payé derrière. Et là, je reprends de zéro, plein d’envie quoi. »

JULIEN REBOULLET

(1) Raquette au tamis un peu plus grand, au profilage plus large, aux cordes plus espacées, qu’il a commencé à utiliser quinze jours avant Roland-Garros et qui est censée lui apporter plus de puissance, plus d’effet et plus de longueur de balle, aux dépens du contrôle.

(2) Dans sa carrière pro, Tsonga n’a presque jamais joué au mois d’août, période où il était souvent blessé.
 
#273 ·
The main news are that Jo confirms he keeps his racket from Roland-Garros, and that he has changed his diet from the beginning of the year to become lighter : he says it's effective and his metabolism has changed and now he has the weight he usually had in the end of a tourney : he should be even lighter in the end.

He says he has been in a transition period in the recent months because of that.

He is also happy that he has not been injured for nearly one year (he has never played in August in his whole carreer :eek: )
 
#276 · (Edited)
Thanks Keijan for the informative article. I like the fact that he's making a concerted effort to reduce his weight, improve his physical conditioning, and his ambitions about cracking the top 5 and qualifying for the World Tour Finals. Sorry he had a disappointing result in Washington, but his attitude is very positive and I hope he has a great American season; as he said, every point is a bonus.


For the non-French speakers, here's my translation attempt - others, please feel free to correct errors, thanks.


WASHINGTON (ATP 500, hard)


Tantalising the top 5


JO-WILFRIED TSONGA kick-starts his American tournament with less kilos and the ambition to reach a new milestone.

When we last saw him on court five weeks ago, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was assaulted by ace bullets by the ogre Karlovic in the third round of Wimbledon (7-6, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6). Since then, the French number 1 (World number 7) recuperated for fifteen days in Switzerland, then progressively took up his racquet and resumed training, had his sister married last Saturday in Mans – “Everything went well, she said yes” – and he landed in Washington last Sunday night. He will start his tournament (today) against the giant American Isner, another huge server, to make the transition since Karlovic. For the first time in his career, he competes in a real summer American tournament followed by the two Masters Series in Montreal and Cincinnati, then the US Open to cap it up (31 August – 13 September). With his new racquet and his “new” body, for he arrives much lighter. And, he’s determined to increase his chances in the United States of qualifying for the Masters (World Tour Finals).


WASHINGTON –

From our special correspondent


Q: Happy to be in Washington and to start the great American month?

Jo: Whilst driving from the airport to the hotel, I told myself that it’s good to arrive at a tournament, full of appetite (hunger) after a good break.

Q: A break which perhaps started a little too early since the third round of Wimbledon where we had hopes of you making a breakthrough…

Jo: Against Karlovic, it’s hard, that was quite a disappointing defeat, I could have done better… But, at the same time, I put it in perspective for I feel I’m in a transition phase, with my new raquette (1) that I’m using for the first time on fast surface.

Q: Tell us about this racquet. It was originally meant to accompany you in the clay season, but in the end you’ve decided not to part ways?

Jo: Actually, it did me so much good on clay that I told myself: “Why not use it on all courts?” Then, I did not want to bother myself about rechanging. I’m not too particular about the technological aspect, the stringing, all of that. Once I decided to stick to this racquet, I never looked back.

Q: But if this new frame is supposed to bring more benefit on clay, would you not change something on fast surface?

Jo: Actually, it has so many advantages that I’m happy with it. And, once again, I have nothing more to ask. I play with it, period. I am still in a transition phase in this aspect, as it’s my first tournament on hard with this racquet, but it’s not the only thing. The transition, apart from the racquet, is my physical condition.

Q: “Going for the Masters’ qualification” – what does this mean?

Jo: I am trying to lose some weight, but doing so intelligently. Not lose a lot quickly in two months only to put it all back on when I stop paying attention. I want to lose weight progressively, which I have been doing since the start of this year. My metabolism has changed, and that’s good.

Q: Have you entered a phase of biological analysis to determine your ideal weight?

Jo: There have been no specific analyses, it’s simply the “feeling”. Now, I’m at my normal end-of-tournament weight, I should reduce it some more this summer.

Q: And what is your current weight?...

Jo: I prefer to keep that to myself. (smiles)

Q: But you are clearly below the official weight stipulated on your ATP profile (91 kg for 1,88m)?

Jo: Yes, indeed…

Q: When you refer to transition, does that also encompass your status on the circuit?

Jo: Not really, in the sense that I have for a while been installed in the top 10 and I feel top 10. Now of course, the goal of the game, is to progress even more to go tantalise the top 5. But, the ranking per se is not an obssession. For example, I have just regained seventh but it’s more by someone else’s default. It does not affect my day, being eighth or seventh in the world. As long as you’re not number 1, 2 or 3, it does not change much…

Q: Exactly one year ago, you were injured. You therefore have no points to defend before the US Open…

Jo: Precisely, I have the opportunity to cement my position in the top 10, go seek my qualification in the Masters during this month of August. The goal is to accumulate points here, because I have never done so before (2). Everything I collect is a bonus. If I play well in the United States this summer, I can get there…

Q: Are you following closely the race to the Masters? Do you know your actual position?

Jo: I should be in the top twenty, no?

Q: You are fourteenth, with 500 points (which is the same number of points for the Washington title) from the eighth and virtual qualifier, Robin Söderling…

Jo: As I said, if I play well in this tournament, I can get closer.

Q: Another reason to reach a milestone: you are no longer injured!

Jo: It’s true that it’s almost a year that I have not been hampered by injury. For that matter, that’s why I’ve been well-rested these past few weeks. I’ve had to clear my mind because in order to avoid injuring myself, I restrain myself as I’ve never restrained myself before (NB: not sure if the context is correct). And I feel that I plan more wisely. Every time I’ve set on a programme, I’ve not been badly set back. And now, I start from zero, with a lot of desire.

JULIEN REBOULLET



(1) Racquet with larger sieve, larger frame, strings more spaced-out, that he started to use fifteen days before Roland-Garros and which purportedly gives him more power, more effect and more depth of the ball, at the expense of control.

(2) In his pro career, Tsonga has virtually never played in the month of August, the period in which he was often injured.
 
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#277 ·
The smacking from Wino has come after the Guccione's match :

L'entraîneur de Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Eric Winogradsky, était déçu du comportement de son joueur lors de la défaite de celui-ci contre Chris Guccione au deuxième tour du Masters 1000 de Cincinnati, 7-6(12), 6-2.

"C'est pitoyable. Jo a eu un comportement de junior. Il était beaucoup trop négatif, il y avait beaucoup trop de lamentations." Après avoir manqué cinq balles de set dans le jeu décisif, le numéro 7 mondial a clairement lâché dans la tête, au point de finir le match résigné "Je suis très étonné parce que c'est la première fois que je le vois lâcher comme ça. J'espérais qu'il se servirait de son match à Wimbledon (contre Karlovic) pour rectifier le tir. Mais c'était pire."

Quid d'un problème technique pour le Français face aux bombardiers? Wino refuse cette éventualité. "Ça ne peut pas être un problème de cet ordre par rapport aux grands serveurs dans la mesure où il a eu plein d'occasions. Il sait ce qu'il doit faire pour les concrétiser. Mais ça passe par un autre comportement, une autre attitude."

En conférence de presse, Tsonga gardait la tête sur les épaules. "Sur ce match, c'est vrai, j'ai un certain manque d'humilité." Battu à Wimbledon par Karlovic, à Washington par Isner, à Cincinnati par Guccione, le Manceau souffre contre les gros serveurs, mais ne souhaite qu'une seule chose. "A l'US Open, j'espère jouer contre un de ces trois-là au premier tour." Pour une douce revanche?

In short : it's a problem of attitude. Jo was like a junior in this match. He swears he wants to draw one of them (Isner, karlovic and Guccione) at the first round of the USO.
I am not sure to want the same thing :eek: .
 
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