'Those guys are selfish!' - How Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic denied Jo-Wilfried Tsonga a Grand Slam title

Should Jo-Wilfried Tsonga have won at least one Grand Slam title during his career? The former world No. 5 is retiring from tennis at the age of 37 following his defeat to Casper Ruud at the French Open. Ad/> Tsonga made the final of the 2008 Australian Open and twice made the semi-finals at the French Open and Wimbledon.

Roland-GarrosFrench Open order of play, Day 4 — Raducanu on early before Djokovic and Nadal2 HOURS AGO But with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray around he wasn’t able to end France’s long wait for a male Grand Slam champion, which dates back to 1983. “The three other guys [Federer, Nadal, Djokovic], that was the issue for everyone,” said seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe on Eurosport. “Whether it was [Gael] Monfils, who was next to him at the ceremony after the match, you can go down the list of players who could and would have won Slams, but these three have been the greatest ever.

Emotional Tsonga beaten by Ruud in final match Federer, Djokovic, Nadal pay tribute to Tsonga “They are incredible tennis players and they also psyche these guys out. They are three of the all-time great athletes and Jo was a little bit below that and that cost him against them. “Sure he could have won one with a little bit of luck and so could Monfils and some other guys but those guys are very selfish and stingy!” Tsonga won 18 titles in his career and finished with 467 tour-level wins.

He made his breakthrough at the 2008 Australian Open when he beat Murray in the first round and then shocked Nadal in straight sets in the semi-finals before losing to Djokovic in the final. Mats Wilander recalls being wowed by Tsonga’s performance in Melbourne. “When I saw him reach the Australian Open