Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has announced he will retire from professional tennis after next month’s French Open.
Tsonga, 36, has struggled with injuries in recent years and claimed only his second win since 2019 in February, after missing almost the entire 2020 season with a back injury and posting a 1-8 record last year.
“My head tells me, ‘But you can play all your life,’ and at the same time your body reminds you that your abilities to surpass yourself are no longer there,” Tsonga said in a video shared on his social media channels.
Tsonga finished runner-up at the Australian Open in 2008 and has reached another five Grand Slam semi-finals.
He has won 18 ATP titles, including two Masters 1000 tournaments, since turning professional in 2004. The 36-year-old also won an Olympic silver medal in doubles at the London Games in 2012.
“I hope that I will stay in shape
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