Tsonga pulls out of Australian Open
Jo-Wilfred Tsonga will not play in the Australian Open after failing to recover from a forearm injury.
The world number 12 announced his withdrawal on his personal website.
"It is with great disappointment that I have to postpone today the start of my season, pulling out of the Australian Open, he explained.
"I'm still suffering from a forearm inflammation (intersection syndrome) and that prevents me from being at full capacity."
The 29-year-old crowd favourite was struggling with the injury during the Davis Cup tie against Switzerland in November, forcing him to later pull out of the Hopman Cup as well.
It’s with a big disappointment that I have to postpone today the start of my season... http://t.co/U2cgcJmSYa pic.twitter.com/a2knkbYJYw
— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7) January 7, 2015
