Day 12 saw the birth of a new star. well, probably not...the star was born in the first round itself, when he ousted Andy Murray in a tight 4 setter. however it was this day , day 12 of the aus. open, that really marked the entry of Jo Wilfried Tsonga.The 22 year old french man demolished the 21 year old Spaniard Rafael Nadal ,a legend in his own ways, in straight sets 6-2, 6-3,6-2. The so called , Federer's nemesis, Rafa was not given a speck of a chance by the French man. He was too hot to handle ans so were his aces . His 17 aces in the match meant he pipped Roger Federer to take a provisional lead in the Ace leaders list.
Another interesting info about this man . Tsonga was ranked no 212 at the end of 2006 and climbed to 49th by the end of 2007. All this could mean just one thing. Be it Tsonga or Roger or Djokovic , whoever wins the tournament , the Australian Open 2008 will be remenbered for one courageous wild card entry, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
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