Tears Flow as Tsonga Retires After French Open Defeat

France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reacts after playing his final match before retiring, after losing his first round match against Norway's Casper Ruud, at the French Open in Roland Garros stadium in Paris on May 24, 2022. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

PARIS—Jo-Wilfried Tsonga gave Norway’s eighth-seeded Casper Ruud a run for his money in a tight French Open first round battle but predictably headed into a tear-jerking retirement with a 6–7(6) 7–6(4) 6–2 7–6(0) defeat on Tuesday.

The Frenchman, whose career had been hampered by multiple injuries in recent years, fought for almost four hours before bowing out in tears.