Tsonga cracked – Sports.fr

The route of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the US Open stopped in the quarterfinals. Blame Marin Cilic, the defending champion, who won after four hours of play and five sets 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4.

The last four of the US Open seems decidedly unattainable for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Arriving launched after a flawless start of the tournament, to the point of not having lost only once his commitment since the beginning of the New York fortnight, the French this time wedged in the quarterfinals, stumbling over defending champion Marin Cilic. After an early game completely in favor of the Croatian, Tsonga was tried to an unlikely comeback, but it was finally aborted in the last round, the Manceau missing the boat again back in service . “ It is unfortunate that in the fifth, I have not been more opportunistic,” could he regret after the game.

A total head Serial No 19 is provided will indeed no less than ten break points, converting only one, in the third set to launch his comeback. Missed opportunities that will ultimately weighed too heavily in the balance facing a Marin Cilic who has not, he missed his chance, particularly in the fifth set, and has served as lead who laughs, as evidenced by its 29 69% aces behind his first ball. Add to that 58 unforced errors for the Habs, against 37 for the Croatian, and the task was unplayable for Student Thierry Ascione.

And even more so that he had to deal with a ailing left knee. Hit in the patellar tendon in his eighth final against Benoit Paire, Tsonga did not play at 100% by its own admission, including its set game where his service was fishing including a lack of power. There certainly had the better after placing a bandage at the end of the second set, but the damage was done. “J did it with the weapons of the moment. It was complicated …”, he has thus conceded after the game.

After losing its commitment to 4 -4 in the first leg not without previously had four break points on Cilic Service, the Habs had indeed led two sets to nothing after going through the second set. Revenue at two sets all after saving three match points in the fourth set and perfectly negotiated the tie-break (7-3), Tsonga certainly procured a break point at 2-1 in the last round, but the defending title aside with an ace and took advantage in the wake of a musty service game to take the French third time the French service and fly to the semifinals.