A biography for Jo-Wilfried Tsongahasn’t been written yet.
“I have been working on my backhand since I was the age of five. And it's a disaster, my backhand, so I'm working on it.”
“Sometimes I play against a player who has a lot of support and I win.”
“I love skateboarding and rollerblading, but I'm not really allowed to do it because of my tennis.”
“When you play a big server, you are under enormous pressure on your own serve because you cannot afford to be broken. That causes a lot of players to panic: you see double faults or tentative serves. It's all in the mind, but it still happens.”
“I never set any limits on my results.”
“Of course, I want to win a Grand Slam.”
“I actually like to kid around and laugh, and on the court I do like to put on a show.”
“My parents weren't rich at all.”
“Djokovic against Tsonga in 2008 is not the same as in 2010. He knows that I can play well and he knows that I can beat him if he's not at his best.”
“My game is suited to grass because I'm really aggressive on the court. I have a big serve, I'm quick, I hit the ball hard, and I go to net so I have everything a player needs to do well on grass.”
“I like to listen to Congolese music because when I was a kid with my father, he took me to play some tournaments in the car and always put on this music. I always fell asleep with this music so it's good things that I remember.”
“Whether at the Olympic Games or during a Davis Cup tie I am extremely proud and honored to represent my country.”
“I like to dress fashionably, it's great.”
“I think the most important is to remain as stable and consistent as possible in terms of emotions, because when you're working, if you work well, you're always rewarded at some point.”
“Sometimes you cannot do anything because the guy in front of you is playing well and he's doing the right things to make you play in a bad way.”
“I've had good results on clay during my junior years and I enjoy playing on clay to the opposite of what many media can say.”
“You can see Bjorn Borg, but when I watch some game of him I want just to take a nap, no?”
“Janowicz is more than just a big server. He moves well, has a fantastic forehand and good hands.”
“When you play against Roger, it's always special. First, because you play in a big area, in a big stadium anyway. And every time the crowd is for him, so it's quite a good sensation.”
“It is extremely important to play for your country.”