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Lucky No. 13: Tsonga Reigns In Rotterdam

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga wasn't satisfied in capturing his 400th match win this week at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The Frenchman added to his haul with victory No. 401 on Sunday, claiming an impressive 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 comeback over David Goffin for the title. Tsonga secured his 13th ATP World Tour crown and second at the 500 level (Tokyo 2009), ending a two-year title drought with a strong statement on the indoor hard courts of Rotterdam. On Saturday, the sixth seed downed Tomas Berdych to notch tour-level victory No. 400 and on Sunday he became the first Frenchman to triumph at the Ahoy Rotterdam since Michael Llodra in 2008. "I'm really happy," said Tsonga. "These titles come at the right...

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Cabal/Farah Rule Again In Buenos Aires

Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah have defended their Argentina Open title with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-4 win over third seeds Santiago Gonzalez and David Marrero on Sunday. The top seeds in Buenos Aires saved a match point in their Match Tie-break triumph over Italians Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini in the semi-finals to book an 18th ATP World Tour final together. Watch Full Match Replays The Colombians dictated play against Gonzalez/Marrero by winning 88 per cent of points on first serve and broke three times to wrap up the victory on the one-hour mark. "It's great to repeat here," said Cabal. "We love Buenos Aires. The city, the stadium here and the food too." "We had a pretty difficult draw but...

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