Tsonga Continues Upset Streak, Faces Dimitrov in Semis of Rogers Cup
Leo J. Magpayo | | Aug 08, 2014 10:24 PM EDT |
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After upsetting top-seed Novak Djokovic in the third round, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga continued pulling out surprises at the Rogers Cup on Friday defeating Britain's No. 1 Andy Murray 7(7)-6(5) 4-6 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
Both Tsonga and Murray did not let up on their serves and continued on to the tie-break with Tsonga capitalizing on an opportunity to break Murray to win the set.
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The two-time Grand Slam champion got his game going on the second set as he broke Tsonga once to take the set. At three games apiece, Tsonga got a chance to break the 27-year-old Murray and eventually held serve to upset the British.
"This week is a reward for me," Tsonga said after the match. "To play like this, to beat two guys in the top 10."
The 13th seed Tsonga will face Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov in the semis that had a tough match against Kevin Anderson in their quarterfinals faceoff, 5-7 ,7-5, 7(8)-6(6)
Dimitrov, 23, had a stellar of a performance at Wimbledon, reaching the semifinals for the first time in Bulgarian history.
The seventh seed Dimitrov dropped the first set as Anderson rose to the occasion, breaking the Bulgarian to take the set 7-5.
Dimitrov got his chance of breaking the South African in the second set and took advantage to level the match at one apiece.
Neither Dimitrov nor Anderson let up on their powerful serves in the deciding set as both players held serve to put the match into a tiebreak.
In the tiebreak, Dimitrov saw an opportunity to go ahead by two points and grabbed it to win the match.
Tsonga and Dimitrov last met at the China Open in 2011 where the top seed Tsonga disposed him off early in the first round.
TagsNovak Djokovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, andy murray, Grigor Dimitrov, Kevin Anderson
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