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PARIS — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bid an emotional farewell to tennis in a special presentation on Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros after losing his first-round match Tuesday at the French Open to Casper Ruud.
Tercera jornada en Roland Garros y últimos debuts de la Armada. Paula Badosa, Pablo Carreño y Roberto Carballés cerrarán la nómina española de estrenos en París. La catalana jugará frente a la francesa Fiona Ferro; el asturiano, frente al también local Gilles Simon. Carballés, por su parte, contra el alemán Oscar Otte. No serán los únicos nombres destacados del día. El número dos del mundo, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Danielle Collins o Jessica Pegula también entrarán en acción.
Order of play on the main showcourts on the third day of the French Open on Tuesday (play begins at 0900 GMT unless specified, prefix number denotes seeding):
PARIS : Richard Gasquet's own expectations of shining at Roland Garros are so low that he has already lined up a job as a pundit for French TV at this year's claycourt major, where the local hopefuls are geared up for another dire collective performance.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Simon have been handed wild cards to play in the main draw at the French Open, organisers said Tuesday. A former Australian Open runner-up, Tsonga announced earlier this season that he will retire after the clay-court Grand Slam event. Play begins at Roland Garros on May 22. Simon said he is retiring at the end of the season after 20 years of playing professional tennis.
PARIS (AP) — Veteran French players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Simon have been handed wild cards to play in the main draw at the French Open, organizers said Tuesday.
Gael Monfils is “praying” he does not face fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga when he retires from tennis at Roland Garros. Monfils and Tsonga, along with Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet, have largely carried men’s French tennis for the last 15 years. Ad/> Tsonga, 36, is the first of the quartet to announce that he will be calling time on his career.
PARIS: Former Australian Open runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga announced Wednesday he will retire after the French Open, hoping to put the final touches on an injury-plagued career in front of his home crowd.