On the sidelines of the Team BNP Paribas Jeunes Talents operation, of which he is the sponsor, Le Manceau confided, this Tuesday at Roland-Garros, that he was preparing his return to competition.
“
I am really motivated to come back
.
One thing is certain, I will be there in
2022.
I am working hard at the moment and I hope it will be in January. ”
The 36-year-old Manceau therefore does not yet want to put away his snowshoes.
“
My end of career, I have imagined it 100 times.
It started at 19
“, He blurted out, laughing.
For what could be his last season on the tour, Tsonga dreams of doing a full season without big physical problems.
He has only played 11 matches in the last two seasons on the main circuit, for only one victory, last February, in Marseille.
“I took the time, I decided not to end the season.
"
Jo-wilfried tsonga
The former French number has not appeared on a court since his defeat in five sets in the first round of Wimbledon against the Swede Mikael Ymer. A calf injury then prevented him from playing in the US Open. "
At the start of the summer, I didn't have any back pain at all, I thought it was good before I injured my calf
." After this hard blow, he resumed training for many weeks, but he preferred to give himself time. "
I took the time, I decided not to end the season."
Falling back to the 257th in the world, the 2018 Australian Open finalist will need a wild card if he wants to play in Melbourne in January: “
I hope to have an invitation
.
I am waiting for a response from the French Federation.
But if it's not at the Australian Open, it will be somewhere else
.
In any case, I am motivated to find the competition
. "
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