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Tsonga Defeated In Kooyong Final
Saturday, January 16, 2010
(L-R) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Fernado Verdasco of Spain
(Photo by William West/AFP/Getty Images)
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sent an early warning to his rivals that he is again ready to challenge for the Australian Open crown after a sold warm-up at Kooyong.
The world number 10 was a surprise finalist in 2008 as he cut a swathe through the draw - including wins over Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal - before falling to Novak Djokovic at the last hurdle.
Tsonga showed no signs of the wrist injury that forced him to pull out of the first two tournaments of the year as he easily disposed of German Tommy Haas 6-4 6-3 in only 74 minutes at the AAMI Classic exhibition. He will take on Spanish world number nine Fernando Verdasco in the final on Saturday.
"My game is improving match after match, I'm playing better and better every day and I think I will be ready for the big event," said Tsonga, who will take on Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first round at Melbourne Park.
"I feel good and I'm very confident."
Earlier in the day, Fernando Gonzalez - himself a surprise finalist in Melbourne in 2007 - beat Croatian Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 7-6 (9-7).
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Posted by Shelia at 4:19 PM Labels: AAMI Classic Kooyong Australia Email this post
Around The Net...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
American Serena Williams shows off her 'Hello Kitty' handbag in a media conference during day four of the 2010 Medibank International at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre.
Serena is also wearing the Pave Dome Lucky Ring from her Signature Collection, the very same ring that you will be able to enter to win right here on Black Tennis Pro's next week!
(Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Serena is also wearing the Pave Dome Lucky Ring from her Signature Collection, the very same ring that you will be able to enter to win right here on Black Tennis Pro's next week!
(Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
American James Blake is all smiles and looking in good form during a practice session in the lead-up to the Australian Open. (Photos by Paul Crock AFP/Getty Images)
American Venus Williams also looks pretty pleased as she puts it all together in her pre-Australian Open practice session.
(Photos by Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images)
(Photos by Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images)
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga speaks to the media about an injury to his wrist during a press conference for the Kooyong Classic, in Melbourne on January 12, 2010. The round-robin tournament is used by top male players, incluing six ranked in the top eleven, as a warm-up to the Australian Open.
(Photos by William West/AFP/Getty Images)
(Photos by William West/AFP/Getty Images)
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Posted by Shelia at 9:00 AM Labels: AAMI Classic Kooyong Australia, Around The Net, Australian Open, James Blake, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Press Conference, Serena Williams, Sydney International, Venus Williams Serena Williams Email this post
Tsonga Advances At AAMI Classic In Kooyong
At the AAMI Classic in Kooyong (Melbourne, Australia) on Wednesday, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Sweden's Robin Soderling 7-6 (7-0), 6-1. Tsonga is returning to play subsequent to dealing with a wrist injury that caused him to withdraw from last week's Qatar ExxonMobil Open.
The players faced a very windy day, of his play Tsonga stated, "I feel good, better with my new racket. Today was difficult to play for me and Robin," he said.
"Even in these conditions we have to play and we have to win. I did it today so it's good for me."
Up next for Tsonga is 2009 U.S. Open champion, Juan Martin Del Potro.
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Posted by Shelia at 6:03 AM Labels: AAMI Classic Kooyong Australia, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin Del Potro, Robin Soderling Email this post
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