Tsonga upsets Simon to sail into QFs of Open Sud de France

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Patna : World No 210 in ATP rankings Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 33, France, entered the quarter-finals of Open Sud de France, an ATP would Tour 250 points tennis tournament, defeating World No 31 Gilles Simon, 34, France, in the second round at Palais des Sports de Gerland, Montpellier, France, on February 6, 2019, night.

Tsonga, the 2008 Australia Open finalist, fired 11 Aces in the match to just 2 by Simon. Tsonga also won 3 break points to 1 by Simon. Tsonga won 4 games in a row in the match to 2 by the World No 31 Simon. Tsonga will face World No 35 Jeremy Chardy, 31, France, in the quarter-finals on February 8, 2019. World No 79 and 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych, 33, Czech Republic, will face World No 72 Filip Krajinovic, 26, Serbia, in the QFs.