Lyon (AFP)
Winner of the Serbian Dusan Lajovic in two sets 7-6 (7/4), 6-4, Sunday in the first round of the Lyon tournament, the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga declared himself "happy with his performance at the end of a match really successful. "
"I'm happy because it's a first victory with a good match, really successful, I was expecting such a performance because I'm training well.It's nice to play like that but the goal is to be able to reissue it", said Tsonga (34), 92 world player, in a press conference.
Against Lajovic (N.31, seeded N.5), recent finalist in Monte-Carlo, the Manceau won his fifteenth victory of the year out of 24 matches.
"I got on the court, it was already a fire, and the first ball was really good, and it's nice to play in such conditions," he said.
"What I liked was my aggressiveness and my intentions in the field.Laterly, I was a little shy and waiting to want to reassure me from the bottom of the court.I must play on my weapons that are of hurt the opponent, make him run rather than try to neutralize him, "added Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who will play in the next round against Australian Bernard Tomic or a qualifier.
"You have to try to make progress and you have to go on with confidence-building victories, I'm coming back from far enough, and today my level is a bit jagged and the goal is to be more consistent in the performance. This reassures me because I am on the right track, "he concluded.
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