Serena in charge as Djokovic races past Tsonga at Open
Seventh seed Dominic Thiem limped out when he retired while losing 7-5, 6-4, 2-0 to young Australian wildcard Alexei Popyrin.
Seventh seed Dominic Thiem limped out when he retired while losing 7-5, 6-4, 2-0 to young Australian wildcard Alexei Popyrin.
Djokovic thanked the fans for staying for the match.
The 33-year-old Tsonga, a former top-5 player and currently ranked 64th, has been struggling with the injury
French Open, the second Grand Slam tournament of the calendar, will have its main draw slated from May 27 until June 10.
Tsonga, 32, stormed into the third round after a 3-6, 6- 3, 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 win in 3hr 37min win.
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has pulled out of January's Australian Open warm-up event in Doha with a wrist injury.
The teenager suffered just one real hiccup during the two-hour, 12 minute contest.
Tsonga needed just one hour and 23 minutes to get the better of Norrie.
Tsonga's loss to the 34-year-old Gilles Muller was the most recent upset in the tournament this year.
In the round of 16, Tsonga will face the winner of the duel between Gilles Muller and Nikoloz Basilashvili.
