France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga found conditions at Roland Garros much more to his liking on Thursday as he defeated Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-1 in the second round of the French Open.
Stebe had just levelled the match at one set all when rain forced an early end to play on Wednesday night, but Tsonga had things pretty much all his own way when it resumed.
The fifth seed said: "Yesterday the conditions were not the ones I like very much. When the weather is heavy, I find it difficult to play.
"I can't volley well. I can't play winning points from the baseline, and then you start playing cat and mouse.
"I had difficulties focusing. It was children's day yesterday. There was a lot of noise, and I was getting a bit crazy.
"So I think it was a good idea the match was stopped yesterday and I could start again in far better conditions for me."
found conditions at Roland Garros much more to his liking on Thursday as he defeated Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-1 in the second round of the French Open.
Stebe had just levelled the match at one set all when rain forced an early end to play last night, but Tsonga had things pretty much all his own way today.
The fifth seed said: "Yesterday the conditions were not the ones I like very much. When the weather is heavy, I find it difficult to play.
"I can't volley well. I can't play winning points from the baseline, and then you start playing cat and mouse.
"I had difficulties focusing. It was children's day yesterday. There was a lot of noise, and I was getting a bit crazy.
"So I think it was a good idea the match was stopped yesterday and I could start again in far better conditions for me."
