Thursday June 2, 2022, Jo-Wilfired Tsonga shared a moving snapshot of his family during the last match of his career at Roland-Garros. He took the opportunity to send them a moving message.
On Tuesday May 24, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost to Norwegian Casper Ruud in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament. A defeat that marked the end of his tennis career, after 18 years of professional career and 18 titles. A particularly moving last match for the one who suffered physically these last years.
More than a week after his elimination, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga wanted to express themselves on their way of envisaging the future. Thursday, June 2, he shared several photos of his family at Roland-Garros on his Instagram account. On the first, we can see his wife Noura El Swekh and his two boys. In the caption, the 37-year-old wrote: “Today, my family is once again my priority. Without her, I will not be the man I have become. Thank you for supporting me all these years.“. A very moving message for his loved ones who have been there throughout his career.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga talks about his relationship with his eldest son
If Jo-Wilfried Tsonga now wants focus on family lifeit is above all because his eldest son, Sugar (5 years old) was beginning to suffer from his absence during his travels abroad. Guest in “As an aside“Tuesday, May 31, he had explained with amusement: “Lately I had my son saying to me: ‘But dad, why are you going to play on fields that are far away? While there is one right next to the house’“.
Eventually, the second most successful player in the history of French tennis revealed that it had become a real “heartbreak” for him to leave his family. His retirement from sports should now allow him to give them more time.
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BeIn Sports 10th anniversary party in Paris, June 1, 2022.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Luis Fernandez
BeIn Sports 10th anniversary party in Paris, June 1, 2022.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Sponsor of Team BNP Paribas Young Talents during the Team BNP Paribas Young Talents press conference during the French Open Tennis Championships at Roland Garros, in Paris, France, on May 28, 2022.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga with his wife Noura El Shwekh and their children
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga receives the FFT trophy for his entire career and bids farewell after his defeat at the French Tennis Open at Roland Garros 2022. Paris, May 24, 2022.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, his wife Noura El Shwekh and their children
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga receives the FFT trophy for his entire career and bids farewell after his defeat at the French Tennis Open at Roland Garros 2022. Paris, May 24, 2022.
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Gaël Monfils presents his trophy to Jo-Wilfried
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga receives the FFT trophy for his entire career and bids farewell after his defeat at the French Tennis Open at Roland Garros 2022. Paris, May 24, 2022.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, his sister Sarah Tsonga, his niece and his brother Enzo Tsonga
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga receives the FFT trophy for his entire career and bids farewell after his defeat at the French Tennis Open at Roland Garros 2022. Paris, May 24, 2022.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and his father Didier Tsonga
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga receives the FFT trophy for his entire career and bids farewell after his defeat at the French Tennis Open at Roland Garros 2022. Paris, May 24, 2022.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga receives the FFT trophy for his entire career and bids farewell after his defeat at the French Tennis Open at Roland Garros 2022. Paris, May 24, 2022.
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French Tennis Open at Roland Garros 2022 (Day 3). Paris, May 24, 2022.