Tsonga to clash with Radu Albot in SFs of Open Sud de France

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Patna : World No 210 in ATP rankings Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 33, France, a 2008 Australian Open finalist, upset World No 35 Jeremy Chardy, 31, France, in the quarter-finals of Open Sud de France at Montpellier, France, on February 8, 2019, late night, to sail into the semi-finals of the tournament.

Tsonga beat Chardy in a tough three-set contest 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 at Palais des Sports de Gerland, Montpellier, to set up a semi-finals clash with World No 90 Radu Albot, 29, Moldova, on February 9, 2019, night. Tsonga fired 18 Aces in the match to 8 by Chardy. Chardy committed 9 double faults to 3 by Tsonga, who won a break point too. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match.

World No 44 Pierre Hugues Herbert, 27, France, will face World No 79 and 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych, 33, Czech Republic, in in the other semi-finals the same night.