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Tsonga helps injured Gasquet with his bag at Wimbledon

Gasquet was forced to retire from their fourth-round match at 2-4

ByNina Pantic

Published Jul 05, 2016

Just 24 minutes into their fourth-round match, Richard Gasquet was forced to retire down 2-4 with a back injury against countryman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

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Though tennis is a fiercely individual sport, the moment as they walked off the court proved that friendship and respect still exists.

Tsonga helps injured Gasquet with his bag at Wimbledon

Tsonga helps injured Gasquet with his bag at Wimbledon

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“Yeah, I have back problem,” Gasquet said. “I felt it yesterday playing against Ramos at the end of the match. This morning I tried to warm up, it was okay. Then during my match, I felt something wrong and I couldn't move after that.”

Tsonga will look to take advantage of the well-needed break (he beat John Isner 19-17 in the fifth set on Sunday) as he takes on Andy Murray in the quarterfinals.

"Of course it's not the way I want to win this match at all. I wish I can win differently," Tsonga said. "But today, it's part of the game. I will be able to play quarterfinals. So for me it's something positive. But, of course, for Richard, it's very sad."