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AO Day 3: Monfils In, Blake Out, Young Does Press
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
"Every match I played in the qualies, it seemed like they were rooting for the other guy, but this will just be at a totally different level, obviously," he said."I'll just have to go out there and play and imagine they're cheering my name."I've played a couple of pretty top players, but none like Lleyton here with the crowd. He's from here and they love him. (But) that's what you look for, you want to play these players."
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Posted by Shelia at 1:09 PM Labels: Australian Open, Donald Young, Gael Monfils, James Blake, Juan Martin Del Potro Email this post
Tsonga Advances At AAMI Classic In Kooyong
Wednesday, January 13, 2010


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
The French Down One Potential Victor As Tsonga Is Eliminated
Tuesday, June 2, 2009

At Roland Garros on Court Philippe Chartrier, Del Potro was powerful, accurate and never let up on Tsonga. In contrast, Tsonga's game was nowhere near as polished as it has been in his previous matches and his serve was off as well.
There was very little opportunity for Tsonga to prevail.
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Posted by Shelia at 7:33 AM Labels: French Open, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin Del Potro, Roland Garros Email this post
Confidence Reigns For French Favorites Tsonga And 'La Monf'
Monday, June 1, 2009
French 24 - Local favourites Gaël Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga have scored key victories to make it to the eight final rounds of the French Open.
Once believed out of the running due to persistent pain in his left knee, Monfils says he is hampered no more and is approaching the final full of confidence.
"One might call this the first step," said Monfils. "It is always a pleasure to spend a second week at a Grand Slam."
But Monfils, who made it only to the semifinals in 2008, says he is far from satisfied.
"Now, one must try to go much farther," he said.
In the next round, Monfils will face America’s Andy Roddick, the world number six, whom he has not beaten yet this season.
Roddick is "a great player, very strong," said Monfils. "I’ve lost to him twice this year. It would be a superb comeback, before my public, in France,” he said of a possible victory against his next opponent.
But Monfils wants first to savour his victory against Austria’s Jürgen Melzer. He will ponder a win against Roddick tomorrow, "but not now," he said.
"Wouldn't it be nice to win?"
On the Philippe Chatrier Court, Tsonga bested Belgium’s Christophe Rochus in three sets (6-2, 6-2, 6-2) and thus also qualified for the final eight. It was a result that might have surprised some, but not him.
“Nobody thought that I could evolve like that on the clay,” Tsonga said. "I was often asked, 'What are you hoping for? What would be good for you? To make it through an eighth of the final, a quarter?'"
Determined to put an end to this sort of speculation, Tsonga hit a volley back to the journalists: "And to win, wouldn’t that be nice?"
In the coming round, Tsonga will face Argentinean Juan Martin Del Potro, a player who is very at ease on the clay and who defeated Russia's Igor Andreev (ranked 25th) in an all-out match.
But when an Argentinean journalist asked del Potro who he expects to win in his match against the local favourite, the fifth-ranked player answered with no hesitation: “the local”.
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Posted by Shelia at 5:51 AM Labels: Andy Roddick, Christophe Rochus, Court Philippe Chatrier Court, Gael Monfils, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin Del Potro, Jurgen Melzer Email this post
James Blake Begins SAP Open In Exhibition Match Against Pete Sampras
Saturday, February 7, 2009
In an interview Blake said, "Monday's going to be a lot of fun. I did an exhibition with him last year, and we had a really good match. He's obviously one of the great champions we've ever had in the sport if not the greatest. It's a lot of fun being around someone like that, a great tennis mind. Someone who can still teach you plenty.
You know, it's not really pressure packed, we're just having fun. He still obviously has the game that he can compete, you know, for one match or two matches at a time. I think what's gotten him the most is he wasn't able to do the grind all year, playing three out of five sets every other day and playing match after match and getting on the practice court and putting in the time. But on a given day, he can put up a pretty good fight."
Posted by Shelia at 3:50 PM Labels: Bob Bryan, Gilles Muller, James Blake, Juan Martin Del Potro, Kei Nishikori, Mike Bryan, Pete Sampras, SAP Open Email this post
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