Questions and Answers with Jo Wilfried Tsonga
Jo Wilfried Tsonga is one of the more talented players in the ATP top 10. He plays a brand of tennis fans love to watch, particularly on the grass at Queens and Wimbledon. Recently Tsonga employed a full time coach for the first time in over a year. His choice of coach was Australian Roger Rasheed, a man who has worked with Lleyton Hewitt and Gael Monfils and is considered to be a tough coach, one who works his pupils hard. So it is an interesting choice for Tsonga at this stage of his career. That’s because Tsonga has suddenly reached middle age in tennis terms, teetering on veteran status. At the age of 28, there are not that many years left to be had in the top 10, and now would be as good a time as any to try to win a maiden grand slam title. Tsonga’s final appearance in the 2008 Australian Open showed what he is capable of as an attacking force. Injuries and inconsistency have slowed Tsonga down slightly, and he...