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It's A Good News, Bad News Day For Tsonga
Saturday, October 27, 2007
THE BAD NEWS FIRST: Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's winning ways were brought to a halt today by countryman Sebastien Grosjean. Earlier today in a semifinal match in the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Grosjean defeated Tsonga 6-1, 6-2.
THE GOOD NEWS: Tsonga and Grosjean are teammates in the doubles draw of this same event, and they defeated the doubles pairing of fellow Frenchmen Arnaud Clement and Nicolas Mahut 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-4.
Well, Halloween is coming, it's time for weird things.
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Tsonga is on Fire in Lyon!!
Friday, October 26, 2007
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is doing just fine at home. After knocking fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet out of the competition yesterday, Tsonga returned today to further eliminate those in his path. This afternoon Olivier Rochus of
Belgium was defeated by Tsonga 6-3, 6-2.
Next up in the quarterfinals for Tsonga will be the winner of the Grosjean, Benneteau Match.
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Whoa! Stop The Press: Tsonga Sends Home Gasquet
Not that I didn't think that Tsonga didn't have the capability to dust up Gasquet, he just had not displayed that level of consistency yet. So it caught me off guard.
Richard Gasquet's title defence at the $965,000 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon is over.
The fourth-seeded Frenchman was upset, 6-4 6-4, by compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Thursday at the indoor carpet event.
Playing in front of the home crowd, Gasquet steamrolled through the draw here last year, dropping just two sets en route to the fourth of his five career titles. However, his six match winning streak here was ended by an unlikely adversary.
Ranked 65th in the world, this was Tsonga's first career win against a top 15 player as Gasquet currently ranks 11th in the world. The 22-year-old never faced a break point and was strong with his first serve, winning 32 of 40 points, including 10 aces.
Tsonga also reached the quarter-finals in Metz earlier this month before falling to world number 16 Andy Murray. He can reach his first ATP semi-final with a win against Oliver Rochus on Friday.
Rock wit' it Tsonga!!Source - The Press Association
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Doubles Delight for Blake and Tsonga
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Today at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland, the doubles team of American James Blake and Bahamian Mark Knowles defeated Swede Simon Aspelin and his doubles partner Austrian Julian Knowle 5-7, 7-6(7), 10-4.
Over in Lyon, France at the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon,
Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Sebastien Grosjean defeated compatriots Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra 6-2, 6-4, 0-0. Benneteau and Llodra retired at the end of the second set.
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Tsonga Advances in Lyon
In 1 hour 16 minutes Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga easily defeated American Vincent Spadea 6-3, 6-4 at the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon yesterday. Tsonga served 12 aces and had a 77% first serve percentage rate to Spadea's 58%.
What happened to smack talkin' Spadea's game today?
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ATP Tour Tennis Action This Week
Monday, October 22, 2007
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel Switzerland
October 22-28, 2007
Round 1 - Singles
James Blake, USA vs Oscar Hernandez, ESP
Round 1 - Doubles
James Blake, USA and Mark Knowles, BAH
vs
Simon Aspelin, SWE and Julian Knowle, AUT
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Lyon, France
October 22-28, 2007
Round 1 - Singles
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA vs Vince Spadea, USA
Round 1 - Doubles
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, FRA and Sebastien Grosjean, FRA
vs
Julien Benneteau, FRA and Michael Llodra, FRA
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