JO-WILFRIED TSONGA kicked off Queen’s with a convincing victory over fellow Frenchman Adrian Mannarino.
Former Aegon Championships finalist Tsonga won 6-2 6-2 on his return to grass after a disappointing French Open.
The world No 10 lost in the first round at Roland Garros to unheralded Argentinian Renzo Olivo.
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But Tsonga was back in form for the opening match on the newly-expanded Centre Court at Queen’s.
The French star is seeded to meet Andy Murray in the quarter finals.
Yesterday Murray told John McEnroe: My rivals would love to be world No 1 and have two Olympic golds.
But the Brit admits he would swap careers with his rivals Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic.
Legend Mac, 58, rates Murray a “distant fourth” when it comes to comparing achievements with the ‘Big Four’.
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But Murray, who starts his bid for a sixth Aegon Championships title against British No 4 Aljaz Bedene at Queen’s tomorrow, insisted: “It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. I’m very proud of the Olympic medals. Everyone’s criteria for judging a player will be different.
“If it’s purely on Grand Slams, then my Olympic medals mean nothing to that person — but they mean a lot to me.”
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