After the 2022 Roland Garros, former world number 5, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will end his tennis career as the Frenchman opened up about his relationship with the tournament.
In 2013 and 2015, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached the semifinals of the Roland Garros and that will be also the place where the 37-years-old French player will end his career after 19 years. Speaking about the tournament, he said:
"Roland Garros, I could almost tattoo it on my body. At 11-12 years, there I did my first practice lessons. I played the French competitions there until I was 14-16 years, before I trained there. I knew every corner of the old stadium. It's obviously symbolic to finish at the French Open."
"I'll try to do it like [in] my twenties, with the desire to fight. In France, I always feel at home. For tennis, I had to leave my family and my region very young, so I feel at home when I'm on French territory. I am very happy with what I've experienced through tennis and with what I've done," he said. "I'd prefer to have done even better, but I'm largely satisfied."
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