Starry-eyed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga becomes a father

Paris: French tennis No.1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga announced the birth of his first child on Friday posting a classic maternity ward photo and message on Twitter.

"With stars in my eyes, I`m delighted to announce the birth of our son," read a message beneath a snap of the tennis ace nervously smiling with the swaddled baby in his arms.

Des étoiles plein les yeux, je vous annonce la naissance de notre fils ! pic.twitter.com/hM5XZrFYXY

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (@tsonga7) March 24, 2017

The 31-year-old world number ten -- winner of back-to-back tournaments at Marseille and Rotterdam in February -- pulled out of the Miami tournament a week ago to be present for the birth alongside his partner Noura El Shwekh.

France captain Yannick Noah is hoping to convince Tsonga to play in the Davis Cup quarter-final tie against Great Britain in Rouen from April 7-9.