Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Roger Federer in straight sets to win the Rogers Cup for the first time in his career. The Frenchman, who knocked out Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Grigor Dimitrov in the previous rounds, won 7-5 7-6 (7-3) in the Toronto final. Federer rescued a championship point before Tsonga claimed his second ATP Masters 1000 title after the one he had captured in Paris in 2008
Federer said Tsonga "deserved this title", adding "he beat some amazing players on the way". Tsonga said: "If you believe in something it can happen. I'm proud of what I've achieved this week." Federer saved five break points in the second set, but when Tsonga had match point at 5-4 a shout from the crowd upset his concentration and allowed Federer to hang in.
This was the first trophy for Tsonga after an 18-month drought, his last success was in Marseille last year.
Tsonga is 18/1 at Bet365 to win the Cincinnati Masters 1000 this week.
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kruno1414
08/13/14, 09:08:59 PM
Tsonga is a good player , he have very strong forehand and because of that hard surface is good for him because on surface like that ball moves much faster and with...
Tsonga is a good player , he have very strong forehand and because of that hard surface is good for him because on surface like that ball moves much faster and with his forehand its very hard to play against him .
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