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Tsonga Stuns Zverev To Bolster London Hopes

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply will not let his hopes of qualifying for a third Nitto ATP Finals slip away. In the marquee match of the day, Tsonga stunned top seed Alexander Zverev, 7-6(6), 6-2, at the Erste Bank Open 500 to bolster his London hopes as the Emirates ATP Race To London comes to an exciting finale. The Frenchman was 22nd in the Race at the beginning of last week. But after winning the title in Antwerp and now advancing to the semi-finals in Vienna, he is certainly in the hunt for one of the two remaining spots at the year-end finale at The O2 in London. Tsonga is up to the No. 15 spot in the Race with 2,190 points...

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Pouille Into Vienna SFs

Convention says that a tournament’s seeded players should make their way through the draw. Not in Vienna. Lucas Pouille leads three unseeded players into the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Open 500 after ousting compatriot Richard Gasquet, 7-6(5), 6-1, in one hour, 31 minutes. It was Pouille’s third victory in a row against his fellow Frenchman, extending his lead in the pair’s FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry to 3-1. The 23-year-old is into his sixth ATP World Tour semi-final of the season (3-2) as he seeks his third title of the year (Budapest, Stuttgart). Pouille also defeated Gasquet in Marseille this February, 7-5, 6-3, to advance to the final. While the elder Frenchman, Gasquet, used his guile and consistency in the...

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