Tsonga shows he has the stomach for five-set win


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 01 Jul 2015

Andy Murray of Britain hits a shot during his match against Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Henry Browne

LONDON (Reuters) - An abdomen injury that scuppered Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's Wimbledon warm-up plans stood up to the test of a five-set battle as he reached the second round with a nerve-jangling 7-6(8) 6-7(3) 6-4 3-6 6-2 win over Gilles Muller.

The French 13th seed was a no-show at Den Bosch, Halle and Nottingham but the lack of preparation did little to dim his desire as he traded blows for almost four hours in sweltering conditions with the left-hander from Luxembourg.

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