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Monfils Matches the Number of Wins for a French Player at Roland-Garros in the Open Era

28/05/2025 06:35 - Adrien Guyot

This Tuesday evening, Gaël Monfils delivered another memorable night-session match to the spectators on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Trailing two sets to zero against Bolivian player Hugo Dellien, the Fre...

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Monfils Matches the Number of Wins for a French Player at Roland-Garros in the Open Era

It's a bit like the rebirth of Federer-Nadal," says Tsonga about Sinner and Alcaraz

26/05/2025 11:03 - Arthur Millot

Retired since 2022, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga now works as a consultant for Amazon Prime during Roland-Garros. A two-time semifinalist at Roland Garros, the Frenchman frequently faced members of the Big 3. I...

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It's a bit like the rebirth of Federer-Nadal,

Video - Australian Open's Message Celebrating Tsonga's 40th Birthday

17/04/2025 10:01 - Adrien Guyot

This Thursday, April 17, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates his 40th birthday. Officially retired since Roland-Garros 2022 after a final battle against Casper Ruud, the Frenchman boasts one of the most imp...

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Video - Australian Open's Message Celebrating Tsonga's 40th Birthday

Ivanovic, Hingis, Tsonga, and Leconte Set for Exhibition in Geneva in May

13/04/2025 22:20 - Jules Hypolite

The ATP 250 Geneva (May 17-24) will celebrate its 10th edition this year. For this anniversary, the organizers have decided to host an exhibition featuring former renowned players. As revealed by t...

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Ivanovic, Hingis, Tsonga, and Leconte Set for Exhibition in Geneva in May

Stats: Invited to Monte-Carlo, Wawrinka Receives His 32nd Wild Card in 7 Years

05/04/2025 15:22 - Arthur Millot

Stan Wawrinka has been granted a wild card to compete in the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 (April 6–13). At 40 years old, the Swiss player has just received his 32nd wild card in the span of 7 years. He...

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Stats: Invited to Monte-Carlo, Wawrinka Receives His 32nd Wild Card in 7 Years

Video - Gasquet, Mannarino, and Goffin Recall the 2017 Davis Cup Final Between France and Belgium

04/04/2025 08:46 - Clément Gehl

Richard Gasquet, Adrian Mannarino, and David Goffin gathered around a table to reminisce during an episode of the UTS talk show. They discussed the 2017 Davis Cup final, which pitted France against...

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Video - Gasquet, Mannarino, and Goffin Recall the 2017 Davis Cup Final Between France and Belgium

Mensik, Alcaraz, Tsonga: how many matches did they play before winning their first major title?

01/04/2025 14:08 - Arthur Millot

Victorious in Miami against Djokovic (7-6, 7-6), Mensik won his first major career title at just 19 years old. It took the Czech only 63 matches to reach his first Masters 1000. This is a very low nu...

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Mensik, Alcaraz, Tsonga: how many matches did they play before winning their first major title?

Johnson compares Alcaraz to the Big 3 generation: "I feel like we've been too spoiled these past 20 years"

27/02/2025 10:17 - Adrien Guyot

Currently ranked number 3 in the world, Carlos Alcaraz recently won the first indoor title of his career at the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam. The Spaniard has, however, experienced several disappo...

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Johnson compares Alcaraz to the Big 3 generation:

17 years ago, Tsonga crushed Nadal in the Australian Open semi-finals

24/01/2025 21:51 - Jules Hypolite

On this January 24, 2008, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Rafael Nadal meet in their first career semi-final in Melbourne. Nadal, who had already won three French Open titles and was the world's No.2 player a...

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17 years ago, Tsonga crushed Nadal in the Australian Open semi-finals

Stats - Monfils, second Frenchman to have played the most finals in the Open era

10/01/2025 09:55 - Adrien Guyot

Gaël Monfils is unstoppable. The 38-year-old Frenchman has qualified for the final of the ATP tournament in Auckland in the last few hours. After beating Nishesh Basavareddy (7-6, 6-4) for the second...

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Stats - Monfils, second Frenchman to have played the most finals in the Open era

Stats - Djokovic the bête noire of French players on the ATP Tour

02/01/2025 10:32 - Adrien Guyot

Novak Djokovic once again got the better of Gaël Monfils. In the last 16 of the Brisbane tournament, the Serb didn't need to strain his talent (6-3, 6-3) to claim his 20th victory in as many meetings...

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Stats - Djokovic the bête noire of French players on the ATP Tour

Tsonga on the impact of social networking: "Someone with a phone can tell your personal life story. It's pretty terrible".

15/12/2024 16:04 - Elio Valotto

Visiting the YouTube channel of his compatriot and friend, Gael Monfils, Jo-Wilfried agreed to take part in the talk-show. In what appears to be the first episode of a series launched by Monfils on h...

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Tsonga on the impact of social networking:

Monfils and Tsonga on their Grand Slam failures: "Wawrinka, Cilic and Del Potro were stronger than us"

14/12/2024 22:40 - Jules Hypolite

In a talk-show between Gaël Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the two men discussed their failures in major tournaments and admitted that they hadn't been good enough to win any. Despite having carried...

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Monfils and Tsonga on their Grand Slam failures:

Tsonga's honest assessment of his career: "I wasn't good enough to win a Grand Slam".

14/12/2024 20:42 - Jules Hypolite

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has left his mark on French tennis for over a decade, reaching the final of the Australian Open in 2008, for example, and playing in several semi-finals at Roland-Garros and Wimbled...

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Tsonga's honest assessment of his career:

Videos - Monfils and Tsonga have a nice chat

14/12/2024 20:12 - Elio Valotto

Gaël Monfils continues to develop his community. After revealing that he intends to give his YouTube channel a bigger role, the Frenchman has just posted the first episode of a series he has entitled ...

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Videos - Monfils and Tsonga have a nice chat

Stats - Murray is the non-Big 3 player with the most wins against them

03/12/2024 10:09 - Clément Gehl

The Big 3, made up of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, have dominated the tennis world for many years, leaving little room for other players. Andy Murray is the player with the most wi...

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Stats - Murray is the non-Big 3 player with the most wins against them

Federer looks back on the clash with the French at the 2014 Davis Cup final

28/11/2024 12:54 - Clément Gehl

It's been 10 years since Switzerland won the Davis Cup, in an eventful final against France. Stan Wawrinka chided the French after the victory: "They had put the bottles (of champagne) in the French ...

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Federer looks back on the clash with the French at the 2014 Davis Cup final

Video - Tsonga brings out an archive to pay tribute to Nadal

21/11/2024 17:35 - Jules Hypolite

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who retires in 2022, had a special message for Rafael Nadal following the end of his career. While many players have already paid tribute to the Spanish legend, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga...

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Video - Tsonga brings out an archive to pay tribute to Nadal

Moselle Open donates €11,843 to help young people!

10/11/2024 14:01 - Elio Valotto

Thanks to its "Every point counts" scheme, which pays out money every time a point is played, the Moselle Open has donated €11,843 to the ATTRAP'LA BALLE association. The money raised during the tour...

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Moselle Open donates €11,843 to help young people!

Ljubicic on the careers of Monfils and Gasquet: "They could have done a bit more".

06/11/2024 16:36 - Jules Hypolite

Ivan Ljubicic, the FFT's head of high-level affairs, gave his opinion on the careers of the French players who have marked the last decade. After Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gilles Simon, Richard Gasquet ...

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Ljubicic on the careers of Monfils and Gasquet:

Humbert: "I'm a bit sad, Paris-Bercy is the best atmosphere of the season".

28/10/2024 13:36 - Guillaume Nonque

Ugo Humbert takes on Brandon Nakashima this Monday in his first match at Paris-Bercy. The Frenchman is delighted to be back with the French public and the Accor Arena, but at the same time a little me...

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Monfils: "Richard is an exceptional person".

18/10/2024 15:16 - Elio Valotto

Gaël Monfils recently reflected on the announcement made by his compatriot and friend, Richard Gasquet. Indeed, the Biterrois player recently announced his intention to end his career at the end of t...

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Insolite - Gasquet: "Tsonga is by far the best for the holidays".

15/10/2024 16:04 - Elio Valotto

It's now official. Richard Gasquet will retire at the end of the 2025 French Open. Interviewed by our Clay Tennis colleagues, the man from Biterrois was kind enough to talk about a wide range of subj...

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Challenger - Tsonga announces the creation of his tournament

11/10/2024 13:31 - Elio Valotto

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has no intention of giving up tennis. After creating his own academy, the "All In Tennis Academy", the Frenchman has just announced that he will be hosting a new tennis tournament ...

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Challenger - Tsonga announces the creation of his tournament

Tsonga: "People talk negatively about the sport I love".

18/09/2024 09:56 - Elio Valotto

Retired from the courts since 2022, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has expressed his disagreement with the current management of the FFT, and more particularly with its president, Gilles Moretton. In an intervie...

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Mahut on the revival of American tennis: "I wanted to talk about the rebound of American tennis."

14/09/2024 12:35 - Elio Valotto

Eurosport consultant at the last US Open, Nicolas Mahut recently spoke about the new American generation, which currently boasts 5 players in the top 20 (Fritz, Shelton, Tiafoe, Paul, Korda). Compari...

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Mahut on the revival of American tennis:

Tsonga's tribute to Murray: "An example for a whole generation".

06/07/2024 09:32 - Elio Valotto

The eyes of the world were on Andy Murray on Thursday as he played one of his last career matches, in doubles with his brother. The farewell ceremony for the Scot was an emotional affair, and the tri...

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Retrospective #1: The day Federer won the only blue clay tournament in history.

13/05/2024 15:14 - Elio Valotto

That was just 12 years ago. On May 13, 2012, Roger Federer had won one of the most controversial tournaments in tennis history. Since its first appearance on clay in 2009, the Madrid Masters 1000 has...

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Retrospective #1: The day Federer won the only blue clay tournament in history.

Tsonga opens up about the loneliness of a professional tennis player: "I've had big wins where I was unhappy"

30/04/2024 11:16 - Elio Valotto

Remember May 24, 2022. That Tuesday when, on a packed Court Philippe Chatrier, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bid farewell to the French public. At the end of a memorable final match (defeat by Casper Ruud, event...

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Tsonga opens up about the loneliness of a professional tennis player: