Tennis

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdraws from French Open with left knee injury

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga announced on social networks his forfeit for Roland Garros. PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images

PARIS (AP) — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has withdrawn from the French Open because of a left knee injury.

The former Australian Open runner-up from France says in a video posted on his Twitter account that he has not recovered following surgery.

The 37th-ranked Tsonga has not played since losing in the semifinals at the Open Sud de France in February.

The French Open starts on May 27 at Roland Garros.