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Mar 20, 2017

Marseille 2017 Scene Set

ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot takes you behind the scenes to talk to the players involved at the Open 13 Marseille.

Feb 27, 2017

Tsonga Beats Pouille For Marseille 2017 Title

Watch highlights of the 2017 Open 13 Marseille final featuring Frenchmen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Lucas Pouille. Photo: Yohan Brandt

Feb 26, 2017

Like Old Times For French Pairing In Marseille

It's as if they do this together every week. Frenchmen Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, playing together for the first time since 2012, won the Open 13 Marseille doubles title on Sunday. The top seeds prevailed 6-4, 6-7(9), 10-5 against Dutchman Robin Haase and Brit Dominic Inglot, who were going for their first team doubles crown. “When Julien asked me to play with him I immediately said yes. For me, this victory is very important and it means a lot,” Mahut said. Benneteau/Mahut won nearly 80 per cent of their first-serve points and saved four of six break points faced. Years ago, the two were a consistent pairing on the ATP World Tour. They won two titles together – 2003...

Feb 26, 2017

Tsonga Dominates In Marseille For Back-To-Back Titles

Who can stop Jo-Wilfried Tsonga? The Frenchman won his ninth match in a row and celebrated his third Open 13 Marseille title on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4 win against countryman Lucas Pouille. The 31-year-old Tsonga outplayed his younger compatriot, breaking the 23 year old twice to cruise in 69 minutes. The title gives Tsonga 14 for his career and his second for 2017. He won the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam a week ago by defeating then-World No. 11 David Goffin. The win also caps one of Tsonga's best months in recent memory. Before Rotterdam, he reached the Open Sud de France semi-finals before falling to #NextGenATP star Alexander Zverev, who eventually won the ATP World Tour...

Feb 25, 2017

All French-Final Set In Marseille

It will be an all-French final on Sunday at the Open 13 Marseille. Second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga finally broke defending champion Nick Kyrgios to take their semi-final 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-4 in two hours and 12 minutes. Later in the day, fourth seed Lucas Pouille dismissed countryman Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-3 to reach his first final of the season. Tsonga twice broke the 21-year-old Kyrgios and withstood 16 aces to earn the chance for a third Open 13 Marseille title, having also won the event in 2009 and 2013. Kyrgios had held all tournament and didn't drop his serve once during his title run in Marseille a year ago, which was his maiden ATP World Tour crown. [ALSO LIKE] The 31-year-old...