Video - When Tsonga won Paris-Bercy in 2008
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga arrived at the Paris tournament in 2008 with confidence. In his luggage, his first ATP title won in Bangkok the previous month and a semi-final at the Lyon tournament a few days earlier.
The Frenchman electrified the Bercy arena throughout the week by successively beating Radek Stepanek, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, James Blake, and David Nalbandian.
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On his match point during the final against the Argentine, Tsonga was able to unleash his joy and emotion and shared a beautiful moment of communion with the French public.
That day, he won the first of his two Masters 1000 titles, the second being won in Toronto in 2014.
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