2022 Roland Garros R128: [8] Casper Ruud vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [WC]

[ronalditop]

I dont doubt hes feeling pain, but its incredible how it can just appear from one game to the next. And after breaking serve.

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

Why is he injured just now after he played such a great game at 5-5? What happened?

Saw it right after he broke for 6-5, he did something during that last point, maybe while running around that forehand - he winced, and he knew that was it.

 

[MeatTornado]

Wow his body must hate him. Like 20 years on tour but it couldn't just do him a solid and hold out for another hour or so?

 

[bezs]

Looks like a goner for Jo Willy.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Tsonga eager to finish the match out even while injured. And what a career he has had.

Slam finalist, 2x Masters champ, wins over all the big players. 18 titles. Incredible player.

 

[iriraz]

I dont doubt hes feeling pain, but its incredible how it can just appear from one game to the next. And after breaking serve.

Tsonga has barely played tennis the last few years and now all of sudden having to play over 3 hours is brutal.His body doesn't allow this anymore.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

This looks like one of the saddest tiebreaks i've watched in some time. What will happen :/

 

[ibbi]

Last match of your career, Jo. Just hit it till your arm falls off.

 

[Zardoz7/12]

Terrible shame his shoulder has given up.

This is why he's retiring, his body is done and he has a family now. I will miss him though, he is one of Tennis' great gentlemen.

 

[Aabye5]

Last match of your career, Jo. Just hit it till your arm falls off.

Easier said then done. How is he going to pick up his kid?

 

[mike danny]

Man, Jo can't even serve properly. Casper got lucky.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Hard to be Ruud right now, not exactly going to be a round of applause for a 7-0 tiebreak.

 

[Pavla]

Ugh, so sad.

 

[Kralingen]

Yeah he’s done.

In a way though much better for this to happen now than the first game of the 5th set, at least he goes out in a TB rather than the prolonged 6 games of agony.

 

[Third Serve]

That’s so sad

 

[ibbi]

Left handed smash. He gave us one for the road.

 

[Deleted member 781523]

Tsonga is such a mug

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Come on Ruud, gift him a point at least. This is just sad.

 

[Carax]

 

[ibbi]

Hard to be Ruud right now, not exactly going to be a round of applause for a 7-0 tiebreak.

There'll be a round of applause for Jo, he can just pretend it's for him.

 

[Aabye5]

4 - 0 to Ruud,

 

[dapchai]

Too bad that his shoulder hurts him at this very moment Utmost respect to him. Have a nice retirement with your family!

 

[Kralingen]

It’s doubly sad because I think Tsonga’s peak level in this match, even at 37 and body falling apart, was better than Ruud’s was.

 

[bluetrain4]

Tsonga was mainstay for so many years; and we're at the moment where he's done with pro tennis. Glad he got to battle at RG as a sendoff. Kudos JWT on a great career, and props to Ruud for dealing with a French crowd that had above-and-beyond reasons to side with the home player.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Poor Tsonga. Not the end he deserved.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Tsonga's career is over.

Ruud with the tiebreak 7-0.

 

[Carax]

It's sad that it had to end this way

 

[ibbi]

In a way, it's good. Means he can call it a day knowing it really was the right time.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Won't lie, think many players would have done some other things in a tiebreak for an injured player who had no chance like Tsonga but Ruud didn't, perhaps but that's for another day, Just my opinion.

 

[Rattie]

That was heartbreaking

 

[I Am Finnish]

Tsonga is breaking my heart

 

[Aabye5]

Game, set, match -- Ruud.

Standing ovation for the magnificent Joltin' Jo...the way it ended is the story of his career.

 

[killerboss]

Sad to see him go, a shame he got injured like that in his last match especially when he was up a break in the set.

 

[Zardoz7/12]

Damn even I choked up.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Thank god for the crowd motivating Tsonga, not emphasizing the bagel that Ruud gave him.

 

[theSHAMOO]

Won't lie, think many players would have done some other things in a tiebreak for an injured player who had no chance like Tsonga but Ruud didn't, perhaps but that's for another day, Just my opinion.

like what? Ruud is easily one of the nicest guys on tour lmao... itd just be disrespectful to give up some pity points

 

[MeatTornado]

Poor Tsonga. Not the end he deserved.

Still worse ways to go out. Left it all out on the court.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Casper Ruud has never made a slam QF right but is like top 7 in the world? True?

 

[Aabye5]

Merci, indeed. The first of the famous 'New Musketeers' hangs up his sword.

 

[Kralingen]

Won't lie, think many players would have done some other things in a tiebreak for an injured player who had no chance like Tsonga but Ruud didn't, perhaps but that's for another day, Just my opinion.

Yeah, I felt the same. Tough situation to be sure, you don’t want to just go pattycake, but surely he didn’t have to hit to his FH so much and could have given Tsonga a putaway so he could win a point.

Idk, maybe it’s more respectful to just play well normally.

 

[bluetrain4]

Aaw, this is sad. It's time, Jo. Go enjoy your wife and sons and post-tennis life. Hope to see you in the booth or in the stands in the future.

 

[Third Serve]

Devastating end for Tsonga but he really did leave it all on the court. He was right up there with a top 10 player for four sets before getting injured serving out the fourth

 

[FrankyRelax]

Merci Jo. Got me tearing up

 

[I Am Finnish]

Nice speech from Ruud

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Yeah, I felt the same. Tough situation to be sure, you don’t want to just go pattycake, but surely he didn’t have to hit to his FH so much and could have given Tsonga a putaway so he could win a point.

Idk, maybe it’s more respectful to just play well normally.

Yeah I guess its tennis at the end of the day but it was just ugly to watch. Either way, I think most people will agree Tsonga will have a better career than Ruud ever will...

 

[mike danny]

Will miss Jo-Willy. Played an exciting brand of tennis.

Who can forget his marvelous AO 2008 run and Wimb 2011 comeback vs Federer?

 

[Aabye5]

Yeah I guess its tennis at the end of the day but it was just ugly to watch. Either way, I think most people will agree Tsonga will have a better career than Ruud ever will...

I thought that all through the match, but those were very kind words from Casper...best of luck to him at this tournament.

 

[iriraz]

It was a bad ending for sure but in a way it was a good finish for Tsonga's career.Better to lose this way then an uneventful 6-2 6-1 6-3 result.

 

[bezs]

It's been a swell ride for Jo Willy.

 

[Zardoz7/12]

At his best Tsonga could beat anyone, that is a fact. His brand of all court aggressive tennis was entertaining to watch.