Tsonga Brings His Game To New Court
Tsonga Brings His Game To New Court
Tsonga enjoys meeting his countryman and NBA player
Turns out Jo-Wilfried Tsonga can bring a big forehand and a mean jumper.
Tsonga, who’s playing in the fourth round of the Miami Open presented by Itau, took some time out of his schedule Friday to meet countryman and Orlando Magic shooting guard Evan Fournier.
The two had never met. At AmericanAirlines Arena, where the Miami Heat play their home games, the two twirled basketballs on their fingers and chatted about their respective sports. “It’s great to be with Evan,” Tsonga said. “It’s always good to be close to basketball… It’s a great sport.”
Fournier, whose Magic team played the Heat on Friday night, said he follows the big tennis tournaments, such as this week’s Miami Open, the second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of 2016. “As a French guy you have to support your fellow French dude, of course. You have to cheer for them,” Fournier said.
Tsonga joked that the two might play a game of one-on-one as well. “He’s already scared,” Tsonga said. He didn’t get his chance to take on the 6’7” Fournier, but the World No. 9 did swish some jumpers on NBA hardwood.