Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Denis Shapovalov didn’t disappoint their fans to play a fantastic match in the Australian Open 2nd round.

The match

The Frenchman had to use all his experience to recover from a 1-2 sets deficit before coming back from a desperate situation in the decider when Denis was leading 5-2. After holding serve in the 8th game of the 5th set (5-3), Tsonga had a great reading of Shapovalov that was clearly struggling with his nerves while he was serving for the match. Eventually, Jo-Wilfried put the right pressure on the 18-year-old that committed 1 double fault after he squandered 2 easy backhands. Eventually, it was Tsonga that managed to conquer the crucial break after a fantastic volley (5-4). Jo-Wilfried was then in full control to break Shapovalov again and win the match 3-6 6-3 1-6 7-6 (4) 7-5.

After this match, the head to head between Tsonga and Shapovalov is 1-all as the Canadian beat him last year at the US Open.

It’s a really good time here. TSONGA

Jo-Wilfried has a love affair with the Australian Open as he was the finalist 10 years ago coming from nowhere. The Frenchman commented

“I just continue to fight because ever since I’m playing tennis here I [have a] really good time here. It’s always a big moment for me to play on these courts. I continue to enjoy it and hope it going to continue this week and why not longer.”

Jo-Wilfried may face Nick Kyrgios in the 3^rd round if the Australian beats Troicki in the 2^nd round. The head to head is 1-0 for Tsonga that has defeated Nick last year n Marseille.