AEGON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS – TSONGA RETURNS TO JOIN ANDY MURRAY, RAFA NADAL, WAWRINKA, RAONIC, KYRGIOS AT THE QUEEN’S CLUB IN LONDON IN JUNE 2016

Written by: Staff on 21st April 2016

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AEGON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS - TSONGA RETURNS TO JOIN ANDY MURRAY, RAFA NADAL, WAWRINKA, RAONIC, KYRGIOS AT THE QUEEN'S CLUB IN LONDON IN JUNE 2016

epa04714408 (FILE) A file picture dated 10 June 2014 of the Queen's Club during the second round match between Britain's Dan Evans (R) and Kevin Anderson (L) of South Africa at the Aegon tennis championships in London, Britain. British tennis officials have chosen the grass courts of Queen's Club as the venue for July's Davis Cup quarter final against France. London's Queen's club has been confirmed on 21 April 2015 as the venue for Britain's first home quarter final since 1986. EPA/ANDY RAIN |

AEGON CHAMPIONSHIPS

21st April, 2016

10sBalls_com Editors Note: This Is an amazing event. The venue is fantastic the setting is ideal. It’s an event with a ton of history And A great future and a SUPER NOW (FOMO,Bucket List) event! This is a “Golden Age” of tennis. A must go to! It’s the best organized most exclusive event of its kind. It’s great because you are in central London and you weave your way thru a nice neighborhood and all of a sudden you see the entrance to this tennis Club. We well remember the “Stella” years when all the windscreens and backdrop were fire engine red. The blue took a bit of getting used to. But now we love it too. Speaking of blue. That blue clay was awesome. It needed to be perfected in its composition but it was great for contrast with following the yellow ball.

P.S. We almost forgot. It was also the first tennis tourney to have a concierge in the players lounge. The always on top of things Mr. Fraser Russell “Head Concierge” (LJ)

The World No.7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will return to the Aegon Championships for the first time in two years after confirming he will join defending champion Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka at The Queen’s Club, 13th-19th June.

Tsonga, who reached the final in 2011, will also face stiff competition from the second best player in the world this year, Milos Raonic, and the spectacular talent of 20-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios. He can’t wait to return.

“I’m really happy to be back,” said Tsonga. “It’s a special place for me because I entered the Top 100 for the first time at The Queen’s Club and reached the final of the Aegon Championships in 2011. The grass courts are perfect, we get to play in London in front of all these nice people, and I want to play good tennis there again.”

The Frenchman is the fourth Top 10 player to confirm his participation in the tournament.

In 2011, he played in one of the tournament’s great finals, narrowly missing out 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 to Murray. Afterwards, Murray said: “Jo was playing a different sport to me in the first two sets. He is so much fun to watch, but not much fun to play against!”

Britain’s Andy Murray in action during a training session for the Aegon Championships at the Queen’s Club in London, Britain 09 June 2014. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

Stephen Farrow, Tournament Director of the Aegon Championships, said:

“Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is a fantastic addition to what is becoming one of the strongest player-fields in the history of the Aegon Championships. Over the years, when we have asked our ticket-holders who they have most enjoyed watching, Jo has been one of the players at the top of the list. We are delighted that he will return to The Queen’s Club in 2016.”

Tara McGregor-Woodhams, Head of Brand and Sponsorship Aegon UK, added: ”Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is one of the best and most entertaining tennis players in the world, and we are thrilled at the prospect of seeing him up against Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Stan Wawrinka and the rest of the stars at the Aegon Championships in June.”

More information: www.aegonchampionships.com

Tickets and hospitality packages can be purchased at: http://www.aegonchampionships.com

The Aegon Championships will be broadcast live throughout by the BBC and Eurosport.

As well as Aegon, the Aegon Championships is supported by BNP Paribas, Highland Spring, Nike, Wipro, FedEx, Accolade Wines, Babolat, Europcar, Hackett, La Manga Club, Latam Airlines, Moët & Chandon, Peugeot, Quorn, Rado, Ricoh and Thomson Reuters.

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