Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Petsonga [2] (born April 17, 1985(1985-04-17)) is a French professional tennis player.
Born in Le Mans, Tsonga has a French mother, Évelyne, and a Congolese father, Didier, who moved to France in the 1970s to play handball.[3] Tsonga is a member of the Tennis Club de Paris (TCP), a famous club in Paris, France.
Tsonga rose to fame by virtue of his performance in the 2008 Australian Open when, as an unseeded player, he reached the final, having defeated four seeded players along the way, including earning a straight sets win over the then world number 2 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. Tsonga eventually lost to world number 3 Novak Djokovic in the final in 4 sets, after winning the first set – the only set Djokovic dropped during the tournament.
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