Tsonga Loses Queen's Club Final On Monday, Wins Eastbourne Opener On Tuesday
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in first round win at the AEGON International Eastbourne, Great Britain
Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his first match at the AEGON International Tuesday just over 24 hours after he finished runner-up to at The Queen's Club.
The World No. 19, who arrived in Eastbourne at 7 p.m. on Monday, said: "I feel good. I played well today, so it's good."
Tsonga dropped nine points on serve in a 40-minute first set against Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, a semi-finalist last year in Eastbourne, before completing a 6-2, 7-5 win in just over 90 minutes.
Tsonga, who hit eight aces and won 67 per cent of service points, is making his tournament debut. He improved to a 22-12 match record on the season.
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