Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will play for his first ATP World Tour title in 17 months on Sunday at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. The Frenchman knocked out 2014 champion Tomas Berdych on Saturday, ousting the fourth seed 6-3, 6-4 in 72 minutes. The victory marks a milestone 400th win for the 31 year old. “It was a good match, played pretty solid on my serve, which is good for my game. When I'm serving like this I'm able to create a bit more on the return and be a bit more offensive,” Tsonga said. “Just really happy to be in the final. Now it's the last step, and it's not an easy one so I'm already focused on...
Third seed David Goffin booked a maiden ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament semi-final on Friday courtesy of a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 triumph over fifth seed Grigor Dimitrov. In a repeat of last week’s Garanti Koza Sofia Open final, Goffin exacted revenge on Dimitrov in more than two hours of enthralling action to clinch his first victory over the in-form Bulgarian. “It was an amazing match, from the first point until the last, with great intensity," said Goffin. "I decided to be really aggressive from the first ball. That was the key, to show him I was ready to be aggressive. He was really solid in the second set, so it was hard to maintain that level, but in the end...
While David Goffin ultimately comes out as victor in their quarter-final clash in Rotterdam on Friday, Grigor Dimitrov provides an emphatic end to this exciting rally. Photo: Henk Koster. Watch live matches on TennisTV.com.
Tomas Berdych reflects on reaching his fourth Rotterdam semi-final with victory over defending champion Martin Klizan on Friday at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. Watch live Rotterdam matches at TennisTV.com.
