Jo-Wilfried Tsonga survived a five-setter on Sunday and had no problem winning earlier today to advance to the third round. Nevertheless, the Frenchman is angry at the tournament organizers for putting him up on as one of the first round matches last Sunday.
“Frankly, I was a bit disappointed because I was playing on a Sunday,” Tsonga said. “I had asked not to play on a Sunday, absolutely, because I had practiced in such a way that I thought I wanted to play on a Monday or Tuesday, to be totally fit. But they imposed it on me.”
Tsonga added considering he is the no. 1 player for the French, they would at least consider giving him an extra day or so to play his first round match because he was not ready to play on Sunday.
His countryman, Richard Gasquet, also asked to play at another day, but played on Monday and lost to Andy Murray.
“If I had lost on Sunday because I was not feeling good, then many people would have been disappointed. This would have been a bit silly, I think,” Tsonga said. “But it wasn’t the case, so I’m here, and I’m fit. I’m ready to play. This story will continue, and that’s the end of the story.”
I think for Gasquet, they should had him play on Tuesday because he won Nice and deserved the extra time off. As for Tsonga, I don't know.
The organizers probably wanted to draw the French crowds on the first two days with two of their guys.