Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Whether at the Olympic Games or during a Davis Cup tie I am extremely proud and honored to represent my country.

When I come to London, it is always quite relaxing for me in a way, not just because it is one of my favourite cities but because it comes immediately after the French Open, which for me is a very significant tournament with lots of pressure.

I give a lot of myself every day. I never get rewards. That's why sometimes, it's tough.

I try to be consistent in my work, and I'm sure it will give me some rewards.

As I always say each time I start a tournament, I want to go as deep as I can.

Well, we're working hard all the time. We have ambitions.

I never set any limits on my results.

Even if you play, you know, the best player in the world... you have a chance.

Sports, it's beautiful, because you can always do something.

Everybody's expecting a lot from me.

I am black and white.

I was one of the only children having an immigrant father in my elementary school.

I have been regularly confronted with racism, very regularly, and since my earliest childhood.

Among the things I love about London is that there is a lot of green space and that the buildings are not very tall.

It is extremely important to play for your country.

The court is where I can express something that I've got deep inside me.

People have a different impression sometimes because of the way I'm on court, but outside, I'm nothing like that.

I'm a bit like a diesel engine, you know.

I actually like to kid around and laugh, and on the court I do like to put on a show.

Not everybody can beat the players I beat.

We can all play on the court and share the courts with the girls.

I've gotten tougher.

When you play against Roger, it's always special. First, because you play in a big area, in a big stadium anyway. And every time the crowd is for him, so it's quite a good sensation.

It's quite a good feeling when you win against 10,000 people.

I enjoy playing on grass and I enjoy being in London.

Facing a great server makes a match so much more difficult, even for the best players in the world.

I think GQ is the best magazine for me in terms of fashion for men.

I like to dress fashionably, it's great.

It is always something special to play Roger.

Sometimes I'm able to buy magazines like the GQ.

All I want to do is to play my tennis and try to do the best possible on the court.

I'm very different on the court than outside.

Djokovic against Tsonga in 2008 is not the same as in 2010. He knows that I can play well and he knows that I can beat him if he's not at his best.

I've got a bit of the eccentricity of Africa and a bit of Western calm.

My parents taught me not to complain, to always go forward. They taught me to always finish what I had on my plate. It seems ridiculous but these are little things that in the end make you stronger.

It is important to put pressure on Janowicz.

Janowicz is more than just a big server. He moves well, has a fantastic forehand and good hands.

When you play a big server, you are under enormous pressure on your own serve because you cannot afford to be broken. That causes a lot of players to panic: you see double faults or tentative serves. It's all in the mind, but it still happens.

My game is suited to grass because I'm really aggressive on the court. I have a big serve, I'm quick, I hit the ball hard, and I go to net so I have everything a player needs to do well on grass.

Mikhail Youzhny likes the grass and has plenty of weapons to hurt you with.

Everything can happen in tennis.

When you travel like we do, a holiday is simply being able to sleep in your own bed.

In our job you are constantly travelling, going in and out of different temperatures.

When you get on to fresh grass courts you always know that they might be a bit slippery but you have to adjust accordingly.

I think my best friends are my team-mates in Davis Cup. We have been growing up together since we were 11 or 12.

I like to listen to Congolese music because when I was a kid with my father, he took me to play some tournaments in the car and always put on this music. I always fell asleep with this music so it's good things that I remember.

I like to be in Le Mans during the summer, of course because I have my family over there but also because the nature is just beautiful at this time and it's in the country. There is a relaxing spirit in this place.

I think the best match I played was against Roger Federer in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in 2011, especially because I won this match after being two sets down.

Well, I like characters, players with personality, I don't like flat people.

I grew up in a village just outside Le Mans, so nature and fresh air are among the things I love the most.