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Tennis: Nadal holds off Tsonga to reach final

Clay king Rafael Nadal survived a storming comeback attempt from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Saturday before finally holding off the sixth seed to win 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) and take his accustomed place in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters. Nadal, seeded third but always the man to beat on his most lethal surface, spent 96 minutes on court as Tsonga rallied from a set and 5-1 down, breaking the Spaniard twice but failing in the second-set tiebreak which decided the dramatic contest.

Tennis: Tsonga stops Stan in Monte Carlo

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ended the giant-killing run of Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka on Friday, earning a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win to put a Frenchman into the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters for the second year in a row. Tsonga, seeded sixth, followed the 2012 example of Gilles Simon by reaching the final four with Wawrinka starting out strong but unable to continue the big-match success which led him to a third-round hammering of second seed Andy Murray.

Tennis: Djokovic barrels into Indian Wells semi-finals

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic made short work of a lackluster Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday, booking his Indian Wells Masters semi-final spot with a 22nd straight victory. The Serbian star, who followed up his fourth Australian Open title in January with an ATP triumph in Dubai, took just 54 minutes to beat eighth-seeded Tsonga 6-3, 6-1. He awaits the winner of the day's other quarter-final between world No. 3 Andy Murray and seventh-seeded Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro.

Tennis: Djokovic barrels into Indian Wells semi-finals

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic made short work of a lackluster Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday, booking his Indian Wells Masters semi-final spot with a 22nd straight victory. The Serbian star, who followed up his fourth Australian Open title in January with an ATP triumph in Dubai, took just 54 minutes to beat eighth-seeded Tsonga 6-3, 6-1. He awaits the winner of the day's other quarter-final between world No. 3 Andy Murray and seventh-seeded Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro.

Murray ousted by Del Potro, Djokovic cruises

By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Erratic serving cost Andy Murray dearly as the U.S. Open champion was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals 6-7 6-3 6-1 by Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro on Friday. Though the British world number three edged a close first set 7-5 on the tiebreak, he lost serve once in the second and three times in the third to make a premature exit from the ATP Masters 1000 event at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Tennis: Djokovic reaches Indian Wells semi-finals

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic swatted aside Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-1 on Friday to book his semi-final berth at the Indian Wells Masters. The Serbian star, whose run of 22 straight match victories includes 17 this season, didn't drop a point in four service games in the second set and claimed the match after 54 minutes when a demoralized Tsonga casually knocked a backhand wide. Djokovic next faces either world No. 3 Andy Murray of Scotland or seventh-seeded Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro.

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Tsonga saves another match point to down Berdych

(Add details, quotes) MARSEILLE, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saved a match point before beating world number six Tomas Berdych 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Marseille Open final to claim his 10th ATP Tour title on Sunday. World number eight Tsonga, who saved five match points in his quarter-final against Australian Bernard Tomic, was trailing 5-6 in the second-set tie-break but hit back-to-back aces to push the Czech to a decisive set.

Tennis-Tsonga beat Berdych to claim 10th tour title

PARIS, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saved a matchpoint before beating world number six Tomas Berdych 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Marseille Open final to claim his 10th ATP Tour title on Sunday. World number eight Tsonga was trailing 5-6 in the second-set tie-break but hit back-to-back aces to push the Czech to a decisive set and eventually put an end to his losing run against the top-seeded Berdych.

Tennis: Tsonga defeats Berdych to take Marseille Open

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came back from a set down and saved a match point to defeat Czech top seed Tomas Berdych in front of a partisan crown and win the Marseille Open 3-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 on Sunday. The French number one picks up his 10th ATP victory and second in Marseille, as he defeated the world number six and a player he had beaten only once in five meetings. Tsonga paid tribute to the rousing support he received on the Mediterranean coast. "This victory, I owe it to you," he told the fans.

UPDATE 2-Tennis-Federer survives Tsonga to set date with Murray

(Adds details and quotes) * Federer survives big scare from Tsonga * Swiss will meet Murray for place in final By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Roger Federer survived his first major test of the Australian Open on Wednesday, fending off an inspired Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five enthralling sets to reach his 10th straight semi-final at Melbourne Park.
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