This month TENNISMAGAZINE back on the first visit by Jo in the country of his father: the Congo, where he met his grandfather for the 1st time

他爷爷

Landing. The routine for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who, by his job, spends a good part of his life on airplanes. But this one, this airbus A 340, Air France flight 896, which is slowing its course toward the Maya-Maya airport of Brazzaville, it is not a "like other aircraft." It is the one who brings him back, or rather who took him, to the land of his ancestors. The Republic of the Congo. The Congo where it is never gone, Congo, where even the pulsating heart of a part of his family including his paternal grandfather, Alphonse, which he never saw, and who, on the ground, awaiting the arrival of the prodigal son ... This trip, this time as "Jo" wanted to make. His father, Didier, had him never stopped regularly return to the country of his youth. But most of the time, he went alone. Why? The ticket price, a political context remained very tight long after the war of 1997… lot. Quite simply, he needed a "click". This click, it is an unfortunate incident which has caused. The death last year, Louise, the wife of Alphonse, Didier's mother, the grandmother of Jo. "Curiously, the latter said his disappearance coincided with the time when I started to play well. I do not know why, probably because it made me think a lot about the meaning of life. She died while I had ever seen, and it made me realise that it was never put things overnight. This principle, I have also applied to tennis. If I wanted to be a good player, it was now, immediately, not tomorrow. And of course, his death has also accelerated my desire to discover the Congo

奶奶去世了

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: "Yannick Noah has been a big brother for me" The World - On TV mag • 18/04/2008 by Emmanuelle Litaud By reaching the final of the Australian Open last January, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has become the new darling of tennis french. Currently 13rd World, the young man of 23 years begins its season on clay this week. Meeting. Why have you agreed to take the poses as Ali? It was a wink! To me, Muhammad Ali is both a character, a charisma and a successful career. In addition, tennis and boxing are very similar: in both sports, the fight with the other player is going more in the head and in the field. Hence comes your great mental? From my education and my past. Despite my many injuries, I never got discouraged. In difficult times, I remember my galleys, it allows me to relativize. In 2005, when you were hurt, Yannick Noah rose see you. What relationship unites you? Yannick was present when I was not going well and I greatly affected. He played the role of big brother. I consider a bit like my guardian in tennis. What do you think of racist events that have recently taken place in football? To qualify such attitudes, there is no need to say tons, it is zero! In tennis, there is no racism. Players travel a lot and got to see different people each week. This promotes openness.

You recently discovered the Congo, homeland of your dad, when you met your grandfather ... I wanted to go there for a long time and obviously it was very moving to see my grandfather. Upon arrival, I discovered smells and colors familiar to me ... These are my roots! Last year, you had not played at Roland Garros and clay is not your favourite surface. How do you approach the season? It is a challenge because no one is waiting for me on clay. Everybody thinks I am not going to play well ... This affects my pride and I have always wanted to do. Participating in the Olympics, what this represents for the sport that you are? This really keeps me heart. I will be in the Olympic Village with other athletes, the adventure will be human first. Since he was young, I have the Olympics on TV and I have chills when athletes earn, then, if I could make it ...

不好的消息我最近对英文头大~

人生感悟啊！ If I wanted to be a good player, it was now, immediately, not tomorrow.