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‘It was pure madness’
Updated On: 26 May, 2022 08:39 AM IST | Paris | AFP
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bids tearful farewell to French Open after first-round defeat to Casper Ruud; insists he couldn’t have asked for a better script
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during his first-round match against Casper Ruud in Paris on Tuesday. Pic/Getty Images
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a former Australian Open runner-up and World No.5, said he “couldn’t have asked for a better script” as he bid an emotional goodbye to tennis at Roland Garros on Tuesday. Tsonga, 37, who announced last month he would retire following the French Open, lost 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 7-6 (7/0) in the first round to Casper Ruud.
“It was pure madness today. One of the best atmospheres I have seen in my career, and it’s my last match,” said Tsonga. “I couldn’t have asked for something better. I couldn’t have asked for a better script, apart from the fact that I could have won.” With a brass band blasting out ‘La Marseillaise’ at intervals, Tsonga delighted the crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier by taking the opening set, but Ruud, who won the Geneva title last week, hit back to claim the next two sets.
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