Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Canada’s Milos Raonic says that  a misread MRI on his injured left knee forced him to pull out of his Davis Cup match against France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Sunday and that if it had been read correctly he would have played.Frank Dancevic subbed in for Canada’s top player and lost to Tsonga to clinch the tie 3-1 for France."It was bad luck last week," Raonic told TENNIS.com in San Jose. “After we lost to doubles I went to have an echography...  

And anyone with Sunday tickets may as well have used them to stop a door or raise an end table for all the entertainment they brought as Frank Dancevic was slaughtered in short order by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, once he stopped laughing, and Gael Monfils walked ...  

VANCOUVER — The clash that had Canadian tennis fans salivating on Sunday morning never materialized. Milos Raonic, Canada’s top player, pulled out of his hugely anticipated Davis Cup World Group match against France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ...  

Dubai: One of the most charismatic players in the world will be a strong contender for the 20th Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title when play gets under way on February 27 at the Dubai Tennis Stadium. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga — nicknamed Ali because of ...  

France's Davis Cup team (from left) captain Guy Forget and tennis players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils, Michael Llodra and Julien Benneteau attend the draw for their Davis Cup tennis match against Canada in Vancouver on February 9th, 2012. [Photo ...  

The US will travel to France in the last eight. France beat hosts Canada 4-1, with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga downing injury substitute Frank Dancevic 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 to clinch the tie and Gael Monfils then defeating Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 6-4. Austria made the quarter ...  

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga - nicknamed “Ali” because of his startling resemblance to boxer Mohammed Ali - is at a career-high six in the world after a stunning 2011 season that saw him topple six-time champion Roger Federer from Wimbledon in a five-set thriller.  

It was to be a grand day in the history of Canadian tennis, a Davis Cup battle on home court, young star Milos Raonic versus daunting French rival Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Raonic's ascent in pro tennis has been dizzying enough that the world No. 29 was given a ...  

VANCOUVER — The clash that had Canadian tennis fans salivating on Sunday morning never materialized. Milos Raonic, Canada’s top player, pulled out of his hugely anticipated Davis Cup World Group match against France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the world No. 6.  

Karlovic, 208 centimetres (6 feet 10 inches) tall, whipped both Nishikori and Soeda ... He shocked No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the fourth round before losing to Andy Murray at the Australian Open last month. Nishikori became the first Japanese ...  

VANCOUVER Canada failed to advance to the Davis Cup quarter-finals Sunday as France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat surprise substitute Frank Dancevic in straight sets. Tsonga, the world’s sixth-ranked player, prevailed 6-4, 6-4, 6-1, over the feisty 178th ...  

His spot was taken by Frank Dancevic, who faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Canada trails 2-1 in the World Group series and needs to win both singles to advance. The winner will play the United States in the quarterfinals in April. The loser goes to a September ...  

He needed just less than two hours to dispatch the overmatch Pospisil, who is slated to play again Saturday, partnered with Daniel Nestor in a doubles match. Canada, however, hoped to escape the first day with a split, if Milos Raonic could come ...  

It was a warm and sunny English afternoon on the grass of centre court that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga announced himself to the tennis world once again. The Frenchman caused the biggest shock at Wimbledon 2011, beating Roger Federer 3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the ...  

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Milos Raonic downed Julien Benneteau Friday to draw Canada even with France after the opening day of their first-round Davis Cup series. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga gave the French the advantage in the day's ...