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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
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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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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Black Tennis Pro's Serena Williams At Press Conference Wearing Serena Signature Collection RingAmerican 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!

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Black Tennis Pro's Serena Williams At Press Conference Wearing Serena Signature Collection RingBlack Tennis Pro's James Blake practicing for Australian OpenAmerican 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)


Black Tennis Pro's James Blake practicing for Australian OpenBlack Tennis Pro's James Blake practicing for Australian OpenBlack Tennis Pro's Venus Williams practicing for Australian OpenAmerican Venus Williams also looks pretty pleased as she puts it all together in her pre-Australian Open practice session.
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Black Tennis Pro's Venus Williams practicing for Australian OpenBlack Tennis Pro's Venus Williams practicing for Australian OpenBlack Tennis Pro's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga speaks to media about wrist injury prior to AAMI Classic KooyongFrenchman 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)


Black Tennis Pro's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga speaks to media about wrist injury prior to AAMI Classic KooyongBlack Tennis Pro's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga speaks to media about wrist injury prior to AAMI Classic Kooyong


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Tsonga Advances At AAMI Classic In Kooyong

Black Tennis Pro's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Robin Soderling AAMI Classic KooyongJo-Wilfried Tsonga, France
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Black Tennis Pro's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Robin Soderling AAMI Classic KooyongAt 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.

Black Tennis Pro's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Robin Soderling AAMI Classic Kooyong
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.

Black Tennis Pro's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Robin Soderling AAMI Classic KooyongBlack Tennis Pro's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga vs. Robin Soderling AAMI Classic Kooyong



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