222 Facts About Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a French former professional tennis player.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was ranked as high as world No 5 by the Association of Tennis Professionals, which he achieved in February 2012.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga rose to fame by reaching the 2008 Australian Open final as an unseeded player, defeating four seeded players en route.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga followed by winning his first Masters title at the 2008 Paris Masters, and reached the final of the 2011 ATP Finals.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the silver medal in men's doubles partnering Michael Llodra.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga claimed his second Masters title at the 2014 Canadian Open, defeating four top-ten players en route.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached the final of the 2011 Paris Masters and the 2015 Shanghai Masters.

In 2017, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga helped France to its first Davis Cup win in 16 years, after being runner-up in 2014.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired from the sport at the 2022 French Open.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has reached the quarterfinal stage of all four majors.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is one of only three players to have major wins against each of the Big Four.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a member of the Tennis Club de Paris.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's father moved to France during the 1970s to fulfill his dreams of becoming a handball great, where he eventually met Evelyne and they married.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is nicknamed Ali because of his facial resemblance to boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has a younger brother who, much like Jo, has been inspired to play sports and is part of the French basketball program.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has an elder sister who is less involved with sporting ventures.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had a career-high ITF junior singles ranking of world No 2, attained on 13 October 2003.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the 2003 US Open boys' singles title.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached four other singles semifinals of junior Grand Slam events.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga started dating Noura El Shwekh from late 2014.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga frequently accompanied him on the ATP tour while they were dating.

In November 2016, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga announced that the couple were expecting their first child.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played his first junior match in July 2000 at the age of 15 at a grade 2 tournament in the Netherlands.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had a very successful junior career; he won the US Open boys' singles title in 2003 by defeating Marcos Baghdatis in the final and he was a losing boys' singles semifinalist in the other three Grand Slam events in the same year.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won three singles qualifying matches at the 2004 China Open held in September of that year to reach the singles main draw of an ATP Tour tournament for the first time in his career; in the main draw, he upset former French Open singles champion, former No 1 and the top seed Carlos Moya in the first round, before losing to Lee Hyung-taik in the second round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga suffered a string of injuries beginning late in 2004, with a herniated disc that caused him to be out of action until March 2005.

In January 2007, then ranked No 212 in the world, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga received a wild card entry into the 2007 Australian Open, where in only his second senior Grand Slam tournament match, he met sixth seed Andy Roddick for the second time in his career.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga forced a tiebreak in the second set, as well.

In 2007, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won four Challenger titles in Tallahassee, Mexico City, Lanzarote, and Surbiton.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the match after two tiebreaks to seal his most prominent victory since his triumph in ATP debut over former No 1 Carlos Moya, then ranked No 6 in the world, at Beijing in 2004.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga went on to lose to promising Croatian youngster Marin Cilic in the following round.

At Wimbledon 2007, where Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was again awarded a wildcard entry, he reached the fourth round, defeating countryman Julien Benneteau, Nicolas Lapentti, and Feliciano Lopez.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's run was halted by his countryman and friend, 12th seed Richard Gasquet, in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga did not beat a seeded player in his progress to the fourth round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then lost to Rafael Nadal in three sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Vince Spadea, Richard Gasquet, and Olivier Rochus, before losing to compatriot Sebastien Grosjean.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga partnered Grosjean in men's doubles, where the team was awarded a wildcard.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga began 2007 ranked No 212, and in early July was in the top 100 at No 74.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Victor Hanescu and Ernests Gulbis before dispatching Lleyton Hewitt.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played doubles in the Sydney Medibank International with Richard Gasquet.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga began his 2008 Australian Open campaign with a tough first-round match against ninth seed Andy Murray and pulled off a four-set victory.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then defeated Sam Warburg and Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Richard Gasquet and Mikhail Youzhny to reach the semifinals.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga did not face a break point on his serve until the third set, while breaking the Spaniard five times in the match.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the only player in the tournament to take a set from Djokovic.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then competed at the Indian Wells Masters, where he reached the fourth round, before losing to defending champion Rafael Nadal in three sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pulled out of the French Open because of a knee problem that lasted for several months.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga underwent successful knee surgery and participated in the 2008 US Open.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Santiago Ventura and Carlos Moya, before falling to No 5 Tommy Robredo in the third round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Lukas Dlouhy, Jurgen Melzer, Gael Monfils, and top seed and 2008 Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic to claim his first career ATP title.

At the Paris Masters, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame Djokovic to earn a place in the quarterfinals.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's win allowed him to secure a spot in the year-end Tennis Masters Cup.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga started his 2009 season in Australia at the Brisbane International tournament.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Agustin Calleri, Jarkko Nieminen, but lost to Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals in three sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga teamed up with fellow Frenchman Marc Gicquel to win the doubles title by defeating Fernando Verdasco and Mischa Zverev in the final.

At the Medibank International, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was forced to retire with a back injury before his quarterfinal match against Jarkko Nieminen.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had received a bye in the first round, and had defeated Italy's Simone Bolelli in straight sets to advance to set up the clash with Nieminen.

The Australian Open found Jo-Wilfried Tsonga making it to the quarterfinals, before losing to Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in four sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga next entered the South African Tennis Open in Johannesburg, where he won his first title of the year, and third overall, by defeating Jeremy Chardy in the finals.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Andrey Golubev, Simone Bolelli, and Feliciano Lopez, before notching his fourth straight win over Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was then called up to play the singles matches for France against the Czech Republic in their Davis Cup first-round clash.

At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made an early exit from the tournament, as he was defeated by the Russian Igor Andreev in the third round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Agustin Calleri, Robert Kendrick, and Gilles Simon, only to lose to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then entered the Madrid Masters, but lost in round two.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then represented France at Dusseldorf, Germany in the ARAG World Team Cup.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the first tie against Sweden's Andreas Vinciguerra, but lost in doubles.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was defeated by German Philipp Kohlschreiber, but then beat American Robby Ginepri.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga recorded his first-ever match win at the tournament by defeating Julien Benneteau in the first round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then had wins over Juan Monaco and Christophe Rochus, before his fine run ended at the hands of fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro.

However, In doubles, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was paired with his French compatriot Marc Gicquel, but they were defeated in round two.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga survived a tough four-set against Andrey Golubev and received a walkover from Simone Bolelli, before losing to Ivo Karlovic of Croatia.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made his debut at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

However, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost to 11th seed Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in the fourth round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then represented France at the Davis Cup playoff round against the Netherlands.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then entered the PTT Thailand Open, where he was the defending champion and top seed, as Rafael Nadal withdrew just days before the tournament began.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga competed in the doubles category with Fabrice Santoro, but they lost to Mischa Zverev and Guillermo Garcia Lopez in the semifinals.

At the Japan Open in Tokyo, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Mischa Zverev, Richard Gasquet, Ernests Gulbis, and Gael Monfils to reach the final.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Zeng Shao-Xuan, but lost to Robin Soderling in the third round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had wins over Albert Montanes and Gilles Simon, but lost to No 2 Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ended his 2009 season staying in the top 10 for the second year in a row.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga switched his rackets to Babolat and started his 2010 season at the AAMI Kooyong Classic, after recovering from a wrist injury.

At the 2010 Australian Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Sergiy Stakhovsky, Taylor Dent, Tommy Haas, and Nicolas Almagro.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had two wins, but lost against Julien Benneteau in the semifinal, ending his title defense.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won against Michael Llodra, who retired due to injury, but then struggled with form and lost to Ivan Ljubicic in the second round.

At the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost to Robin Soderling in the fourth round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was seeded eighth at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Philipp Kohlschreiber, and 12th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, before losing to second seed Rafael Nadal, after blowing eight break-point opportunities.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then made his debut at the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had a win over Nicolas Almagro, but was edged out in a match against Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made it all the way to the quarterfinals at the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, but was beaten by 13th seed David Ferrer.

Unfortunately, in the fourth round, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had to withdraw after losing the first set against Mikhail Youzhny, due to the progressive regional back pain from the previous round.

Scans showed that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had sustained a right hip injury.

The All England Club was Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's next stop, and he was seeded tenth.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had tough wins over Robert Kendrick and Alexandr Dolgopolov, before easier victories over Tobias Kamke and Julien Benneteau.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made his return in October for his title defense at the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships as the third seed, but rustiness was apparent, and he lost early to Jarkko Nieminen.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then entered the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, but lost against Viktor Troicki in the second round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga missed the Paris Masters, as well as the important French Davis Cup final against Serbia.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga started his ATP season with an exhibition tournament at Abu Dhabi.

However, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga suffered a loss to Robin Soderling, but later told the press that being out of tennis for several months last season has made him hungry and determined.

At the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, Sergey Bubka, and Guillermo Garcia Lopez, before losing to Roger Federer in the semifinal.

The AAMI Kooyong Classic had Jo-Wilfried Tsonga losing early to Jurgen Melzer.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then participated in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, Michael Llodra, and Ivan Ljubicic to reach his first final since winning the Japan Open in 2009, but lost there to Robin Soderling.

At the Open 13 tennis tournament, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost to Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the quarterfinals.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fell in the opening round at the 2011 BNP Paribas Open.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga managed to get a win over Teymuraz Gabashvili, but fell to Alexandr Dolgopolov in a match that lasted two days.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then found some form at the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open, beating first-time top-10 debutant Nicolas Almagro, before losing to Robin Soderling in the third round.

At the 2011 Aegon Championships in London, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga received a first-round bye, then beat Michael Berrer and No 1 Rafael Nadal, while moving through to the semifinals for the first time in a grass tournament.

At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Go Soeda, Grigor Dimitrov, Fernando Gonzalez, and David Ferrer.

At the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Fabio Fognini, Bernard Tomic, Roger Federer, and Nicolas Almagro, to set up a Wimbledon semifinal rematch against Novak Djokovic.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga again met Roger Federer in the quarterfinals, but this time Federer swept him aside in three sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played at the 2011 Open de Moselle, where he was the top-seeded player.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Mathieu Rodrigues and Nicolas Mahut, and in the semifinals he ended a two-match losing streak against Alexandr Dolgopolov.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga opened with wins over Grigor Dimitrov, Zhang Ze, and Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was fourth seed for the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters.

The first set was tight with del Potro taking it in a tie-break, but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga prevailed in sets two and three for his second title of the season.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had wins over Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Andreas Seppi, and John Isner, which set up a final against Roger Federer.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fell to Federer, beat Mardy Fish, and defeated Rafael Nadal to make it to the semifinals.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga finished the year matching his 2008 career-high ranking of No 6.

Just before 2012 began, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga participated in the Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament in late December 2011, where he lost a match against David Ferrer.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then began his 2012 season at the 2012 Qatar Open as third seed.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then played in the 2012 AAMI Classic exhibition tournament and lost the two matches he played.

However, against Japanese rookie Kei Nishikori, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost a close five set match.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga took some time off before entering the 2012 Open 13.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, seeded fourth, defeated Marcos Baghdatis and Lukas Rosol, but lost to del Potro.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fought hard, but it was not quite enough, as Nadal battled to a three-set win.

In Davis Cup play, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Ryan Harrison and lost to John Isner.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Britain's Jamie Baker, but was ousted by Ivan Dodig in three extremely tight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga suffered a finger injury during the match after diving in an attempt to retrieve a ball.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then faced Andy Murray for a place in the final, but despite managing to fight back to take the third set, Tsonga was ousted by the No 4-ranked Murray.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga eased into the quarterfinals over Feliciano Lopez, but lost to No 2 Novak Djokovic.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's Rogers Cup campaign was an extremely short affair with a second-round loss to fellow Frenchman Jeremy Chardy.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crashed out in the second round of the 2012 US Open, after a defeat by No 52 Martin Klizan.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga rolled to a semifinal berth with Russian Nikolay Davydenko.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had never beaten Davydenko in two previous attempts, but made sure that run was not extended to three with a tight three-set win.

At the 2012 China Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had a bye, a win, and a walkover before beating Mikhail Youzhny in the quarterfinals.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had wins over Benoit Paire and Marcos Baghdatis, but he lost in the quarterfinals to Tomas Berdych in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga cruised past Go Soeda and Sergiy Stakhovsky in the opening rounds, and had Baghdatis retire against him after a close semifinal match.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga needed a quarterfinal appearance in Paris to secure it for certain.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came through an extremely tight encounter with Julien Benneteau and then beat Spaniard Nicolas Almagro; though Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fell to David Ferrer in the quarterfinals, his win over Almagro secured his place in the ATP World Tour Finals.

Novak Djokovic was his first round-robin opponent and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost in two sets.

Rather than entering an ATP-recognised event, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga opted for the 2013 Hopman Cup, where he was paired with Mathilde Johansson.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Fernando Verdasco, but Johansson lost her singles, and the pair lost the doubles.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Kevin Anderson, before Johansson lost to Chanelle Scheepers, and the pair was forced to retire in the doubles with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga injured.

In Rotterdam, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made a surprising first-round exit against young Dutchman Igor Sijsling.

At the French Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga gained a decisive straight-set quarterfinal victory against Roger Federer, making Jo-Wilfried Tsonga the first French player to reach the semifinals since Gael Monfils in 2008, as well as only the second player after Rafael Nadal to have beaten Federer at both Wimbledon and the French Open.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was then defeated in straight sets by David Ferrer.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired in the second round against Ernests Gulbis.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga missed the entire North American swing, including the US Open for the second time in four years, due to the injury.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then made a comeback at Metz, reaching the final but losing to compatriot Gilles Simon.

At the 2013 BNP Paribas Masters, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the eighth seed, but lost his first match to Kei Nishikori, thus ruling him out of contention for the ATP World Tour Finals and capping off a disappointing season for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga started his season winning the Hopman Cup with compatriot Alize Cornet.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached the second round before falling to Marin Cilic in two tight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached the final of 2014 Open 13 losing to Ernest Gulbis.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was defeated by Andy Murray in the fourth round of the 2014 Sony Open Tennis.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reach in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters but was defeated by Roger Federer.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was defeated by Santiago Giraldo in the second round of the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was defeated by Milos Raonic for the first time in three meetings at the Rome Masters third round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga began his grass court season by reaching the 3rd round of the 2014 Aegon Championships.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was stunned by Marinko Matosevic in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fell to two-time champion and longstanding rival Novak Djokovic in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga showed excellent form in Toronto, winning his second Masters title by defeating Roger Federer in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the crown capturing four wins over top-10 players, a first at a Masters-1000 event in twelve years.

Impressively, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated three of the Big Four in a single tournament, capturing victories over Novak Djokovic in the third round, Andy Murray in the quarterfinals, and Federer in the final.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was beaten by Andy Murray in the fourth round of 2014 US Open in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was given the top seed at the Moselle Open at Metz, France where he opened his bid for a third title at the tournament by winning in straight sets against Gilles Muller.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was then defeated by David Goffin in the quarterfinals.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached the third round at the next two Masters 1000 events, the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters and the Mutua Madrid Open, losing out to Marin Cilic and Tomas Berdych respectively.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached his second French Open semifinal and sixth overall at Grand Slam tournaments, with wins over fourth seed Tomas Berdych and fifth seed Kei Nishikori in the fourth round and quarterfinals respectively.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and won the first two rounds before losing out to Ivo Karlovic in the round of 32 in four sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost to Murray again in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Rogers Cup, having previously beaten Bernard Tomic, Roberto Bautista Agut, and Borna Coric.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then lost to the defending champion Marin Cilic in a tightly contested five-set match.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came back after losing the first two sets and saved three match points in the fourth to force a decider.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his twelfth singles title and third at the Moselle Open in Metz, France with a victory over compatriot Gilles Simon in a hard-fought three-set final match.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga entered the 2015 Shanghai Rolex Masters ranked No 15, and reached the final beating Kevin Anderson and Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost the final to Novak Djokovic, but despite the loss, re-entered the world's top 10.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played against German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the second and won in two sets, followed by a tight two-set victory against Fabio Fognini.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then played in the 2016 Argentina Open, where he was the third seed.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was beaten in the quarterfinals in straight sets by Spaniard Nicolas Almagro.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played both singles, beating Frank Dancevic, and doubles alongside Richard Gasquet, beating the Canadian doubles team in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the seventh seed at the Indian Wells Masters tournament and was exempt from the first round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his first match, beating countryman Vincent Millot and then faced 31st seed American Sam Querrey, defeating him in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's followed up with a straight sets win against Dominic Thiem and reached his second quarterfinal at the tournament where he was beaten by No 1 Novak Djokovic.

At the Monte Carlo Masters, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made it to the semifinals stage, where he was beaten in straight sets by countryman Gael Monfils.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was scheduled to play in the Estoril Open, but he withdrew with a knee injury.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played in the 2016 Madrid Open, where he was beaten in straight sets by Canadian Milos Raonic.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew from the Italian Open with a muscle strain.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga took part in Wimbledon, where he lost in the quarterfinals to the second seed Andy Murray in five sets, after holding three set points in the first set and having a break point at the start of the final set.

The US Open saw a turn in form for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, reaching the quarterfinals, following wins against Guido Andreozzi, James Duckworth, Kevin Anderson and Jack Sock.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga eventually succumbed to injury and fatigue against Djokovic, having lost the first two sets comfortably.

At the Australian Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated No 23 seed Jack Sock and unseeded Dan Evans in the third and fourth rounds respectively, both in four sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then fell to No 4-seeded Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals in straight sets, marking Tsonga's best result at the tournament since his 2013 quarterfinal run.

In February, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Rotterdam singles title, beating David Goffin in the final in three sets to earn his first ATP World Tour singles title since the 2015 Moselle Open in Metz in September 2015.

Seven days later, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his 14th career ATP World Tour singles title by defeating Lucas Pouille in the singles final of the Open 13 to become the Open 13 singles champion for a record third time.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played his first tournament of the year at the Australian Open, where he defeated the American qualifier Kevin King in straight sets in the first round.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was called up to play for France in the 2018 Davis Cup World Group first-round tie against the Netherlands, but he withdrew one day before the start of the first singles match because of a knee injury.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdrew from the Masters 1000 tournaments in Madrid and Rome, the Lyon Open and the French Open because he had not recovered from his left knee surgery.

On 28 May Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was ranked outside the top 50 of the ATP singles rankings for the first time since 22 October 2007 when he was 22 years old.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won one and lost three singles matches in his next three events in Antwerp, Vienna and Paris.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga began the season with a semifinal appearance at the Brisbane Open where he lost to 4th seed Daniil Medvedev.

At the Open Sud de France, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his first title since 2017 when he entered the tournament as a wildcard and defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga followed this up the next week with a quarterfinal appearance at the Rotterdam Open losing to 5th seed Daniil Medvedev.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made the third round of Wimbledon where he played world number 2 Rafael Nadal.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost in the next round to 13th seed Kyle Edmund in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played Rafael Nadal and lost in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga returned to the tour at the Open Sud de France where he lost in the first round to Sebastian Korda in straight sets.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga recorded his first win of the year at the Open 13 where he defeated Feliciano Lopez in straight sets but lost in the next round to 4th seed Ugo Humbert in straight sets.

At the Dubai Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sustained an arm injury in his first round match against Malek Jaziri and retired after just six games.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga played his last match of the year at Wimbledon where he lost in the first round in five sets against Mikael Ymer.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was unable to return to action during the season due to injury.

On 6 April 2022, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga announced that he would retire at the 2022 French Open.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga then won their next four meetings, before Djokovic stopped the streak at Miami in 2009.

However, this time it was Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who prevailed, winning in five sets after Djokovic fell ill during the match.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost his first round-robin matches to Djokovic.

The first was in the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters, with Federer winning his first title in Bercy, and the second was in the 2014 Rogers Cup, with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga winning his second Masters 1000 title.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is known for his offensive baseline style of play but is able to mix his style of play up by rushing to the net.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is currently one of the very few remaining players who often utilize a serve-and-volley type of play.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's serve is one of his fastest, strongest and most dominant shots, mixing both slice and speed, enabling him to create and win easier points, such as an ace or a one-two-punch.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has achieved his best results on hard courts, most notably on the former Plexicushion Prestige surface at the Australian Open, where he made the final in 2008, the semifinals in 2010, and the quarterfinals in 2009,2013, and 2017.

In general, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has struggled on clay, although his clay-court skills are improving, as evidenced by his 2012 season, where he reached the quarterfinals at the French Open, Monte-Carlo, and Rome.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his first clay-court tournament at the 2017 Lyon Open.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga added the one-handed backhand to his repertoire midway through 2011, as was evident in his matches against Andy Murray in the final of Queen's Club and against Federer in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was using Babolat AeroPro Drive+ racket, but in July 2018, changed to the Babolat Pure Strike.