Gael Monfils says it would be 'really hard' to face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at final French Open before retirement

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.

TennisSwiatek, Alcaraz soar over Sunshine Double, but who else shone?04/04/2022 AT 09:29 Tsonga and Monfils have met eight times on the ATP Tour, with their last meeting coming in 2018. «I've been wondering about playing Jo at Roland Garros,» Monfils told Radio France Internationale after announcing his withdrawal from this week's Monte Carlo Masters due to a foot injury. «Honestly, I'd have a really hard time playing Jo.

I'm praying that it doesn't happen. Ruud: Rare talent Alcaraz has already earned a lot of respect Rios slams 'king of stupidity' Djokovic over vaccine stance »Jo, since he was very young, has always been the driving force, the big brother, even if we are only one year apart. “I have never been so happy as when I was selected for the French Davis Cup team: I had the chance to play with Jo and for me it was exceptional.

«In training at the national sport institute, he was the only one who was allowed to wear his cap backwards, he was the strongest guy. You are 14-years-old and you want to be Jo Tsonga.» The head-to-head record between Tsonga and Monfils stands at 4-4 after their most recent meeting in Antwerp. Monfils says he put his foot injury to the test during a session with Tsonga ahead of Monte Carlo.