“In the real life, it’s sometimes difficult to be intense, you don’t want to be rude nor hurt others. You always try to act to be nice. But on the court, you can express your fever, everything about you. You can be free.” He said.

Notably, the Frenchman had defeated the big three, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer when they were ranked number 1 in the world.

‘Wish Every Child in the World to Do the Same’ – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s Emotional and Awe-Inspiring Message After Farewell French Open Match

He is one of only 3 players to do so. However, from 2018 onwards, he fell in ranking as his career got plagued with injuries.

The Last Fight for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

The 37-year-old showed exemplary courage and determination in the last game of his career. Playing in the first round of the French Open against his Norwegian Opponent Casper Ruud, Tsonga started well and won the first set of the match. However, Ruud leveled the score, winning the equally intense second set. The competition was intense between the two. But the American lost his momentum in the third set and was seen struggling against Ruud’s consistency. Ruud took the third set easily, winning it 6-2.

In the last set, Tsonga showed a lot of grit as he suffered an unfortunate injury to his shoulder and played the set in pain. However, not being at his best, the 37-year-old still gave a tough fight but was unable to save the set as Ruud went on to clinch the match 6-7,7-6,6-2,7-6.

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Tsonga left a great legacy behind and will always be remembered as one of the best French players of all time.