Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has had many ups and downs throughout his long career. The Frenchman attracted a lot of attention with his style of play and charisma, and many believe that, had it not been for the big three, Tsonga would probably have become world number one at some point in his career.
Although he had difficulties against the Big Three, his biggest problem was Andy Murray - the tennis player against whom he had the worst record.
The French player managed to celebrate only twice in 16 matches, while he achieved significantly more victories against Federer, Nadal and Djokovic.
In an interview with Univers Tennis, Tsonga explained why he had so many problems with the British tennis player.
Andy Murray, according to him, was a player who knew how to adapt perfectly to his game, changing the rhythm just like him and doing exactly what Tsonga was trying to do on the court.
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Murray's style
Andy Murray carefully analyzed his opponents, adjusting and putting pressure on them throughout the match. The Briton had the same playing style against Tsonga as against anyone else in the world of tennis.
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In the words of the French tennis player, you can feel how frustrated he was with his opponent's game, but in the end he could not do much to beat him.
"He plays the right shot, generally speaking as a player, he sure did. He was often able to block me, pretty fine tactician. When I got going and really turned on the power, even then, he was able to find spots that would shut me down. So naturally its him who bothered me a lot."- Tsonga concluded.
