2010s in Tennis: 3 most unorthodox ATP players of the decade

#2 Jo Wilfred Tsonga

Jo Wilfried Tsonga

Do not fall for that forehand and serve. Jo Wilfried Tsonga will lure you into believing that those two are his only winning shots and then stun you with his sublime movement and extraordinary craft at the net.

While many would still believe Tsonga to be a more traditional baseline player, but that would be an erroneous assessment of Tsonga tennis. The Frenchman has one of the best frontcourt games (a rarity with the top stars, who were increasingly focusing on strengthening groundstrokes and backcourt abilities) from all the top ATP stars, but sometimes, it fades in comparison to his more obvious weapons.

That, however, should not take away from the fact Tsonga was beating the very best by playing a very complete game of tennis. While he obviously couldn't sustain in rallies like a Nadal or Djokovic, he was more than capable of taking his game to them.

What more proof would one need of Tsonga inventiveness than the fact that the former world no. 5 added a one-handed backhand to his game midway through his career because he thought it would come handy in hitting passing winners down the line.

Now if that is not a testament to a very free thinking and ever evolving player, I do not know what is.