Tsonga out of French Open due to an injury
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has ruled himself out of the French Open after failing to recover in time post a knee injury. He made it clear on Twitter that he won't be available for the second Grand Slam of the year. The Frenchman, who has made into the semi-final of the tournament on two previous occasions, failed his fitness test.
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Tsonga fails to recover in time for French Open
"Despite all our best efforts to be fit in time I am afraid to say unhappily I'm ruled out of Roland Garros. I worked really hard to try and be fit in time, but it wasn't enough" Tsonga took to Twitter to confirm the news.
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Injured Tsonga ruled out of Roland Garros
Malgré tous les efforts fournis pour revenir à temps, je suis malheureusement contraint de déclarer forfait pour @OpenParcARA et @rolandgarros.
— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7) May 14, 2018
Je suis évidemment très déçu mais je tiens tout de même à venir à #Lyon en tant qu’ambassadeur et à RG en tant que spectateur. pic.twitter.com/BhZKnPEmW5
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