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Watch Jo-Wilfried Tsonga prove he’s a true gent after his opponent retired through injury at Wimbledon

Published 20:59 4 Jul 2016 BST

Colm Boohig
Watch Jo-Wilfried Tsonga prove he’s a true gent after his opponent retired through injury at Wimbledon

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What a man.

Tennis fans around Wimbledon and beyond were thoroughly looking forward to the fourth round contest between super talents Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet... only for the latter to retire with injury after just six games. Trailing 4-2 in the opening set, the mercurial Frenchman Gasquet was forced to call it a day prematurely after pulling up with an injury. It was a sad sight, with Gasquet visibly upset at events, even raising a hand of apology to the sympathetic crowd in attendance. https://twitter.com/Wimbledon/status/750016249451651072 However, his opponent and compatriot Tsonga, who progresses to the quarter-final to play home favourite Andy Murray, was on hand to lend Gasquet some help, carrying the bags of his distressed peer. This is nice to see. https://twitter.com/Wimbledon/status/750017205782413313 The 31-year-old's gesture did not go unnoticed by the watching public... https://twitter.com/the1lackster/status/750017401018777600 https://twitter.com/tracyj1906/status/750034529235140608 https://twitter.com/CuleSynia395/status/750017562180812800 https://twitter.com/NNemeroff/status/750016682677055488

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