The world of tennis has been in shock this Wednesday after the announcement of the retirement of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who has been one of the most outstanding French rackets in the last two decades and that this Wednesday he announced his retirement as a professional after Roland Garros, where he will play his last tournament after receiving an invitation.
Tsonga, who in recent years has played far from his best level due to injuries, will hang up his racket at the age of 37 (he will be this coming April 17) after a professional career that began in 2004 and in which He has become number 5 in the world and achieved up to 18 ATP titles, with the Masters 1,000 in Paris 2008 and Canada 2014 being his most outstanding achievements, in addition to having touched the title in a Grand Slam at the Australian Open 2008, when he fell in the final against Novak Djokovic. Tsonga can also boast in his exploits of being one of the few tennis players who has beaten Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, the three members of the Big-Three, on more than one occasion.
Tsonga himself announced in this way on his social networks his retirement after Roland Garros. “It is with great emotion that I announce my decision to end my career as a professional at the next Roland Garros. There have been many incredible moments and many joys shared with an audience that has given me so much. I hope to enjoy with you one last time!” ! I hope to be fit and show what I have always been at Roland Garros. I’ve always set goals for myself to achieve what I can and this will be the last chance to do it.”
It is with great emotion that I announce today my decision to end my professional career at the next tournament of @rolandgarros ????
It is with great emotion that I announce today my decision to stop my career at the next French Openhttps://t.co/yCmP3wch3o– Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@ tsonga7) April 6, 2022
Tsonga, who has been the French tennis player who has come closest to winning a Grand Slam since Yannick Noah did it at Roland Garros in 1983, will retire as the second best French tennis player with a winning percentage of 66.5%, only surpassed by 69.6% of the aforementioned Noah, and after having won 467 matches on the ATP circuit. A figure that Tsonga wants to increase in the last dance of his career in Paris.