France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga joined Israelis Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram for lifeguard training at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Monday. The tennis stars met up with the life saving crew to learn about their jobs. The lifeguards thought the best way to explain their job was to test the physical prowess of the tennis players by having them engage in a swim relay. The tennis stars began by running through the sand and then hit the waves to swim beyond the breaking surf to a buoy a couple hundred meters into the water. After swimming back from the buoy, the Israeli team showed the effects of their efforts, almost needing life saving of their own as they struggled to regain their breath. The younger Tsonga, however, handled the physical duress with little drama. The activities were interrupted when the Bondi life saving crew were called away to a real rescue effort for one of the 20,000 summer beachgoers. The tennis players were captivated to see the successful rescue firsthand. Crews from the "ATP Tennis Show" as well as from the internationally syndicated "Bondi Rescue" filmed all the action. Look for a story on next week's "ATP Tennis Show" when it airs in your region...
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