Tsonga reaches Open 13 quarterfinals

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stormed into Open 13 quarterfinals by beating Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-2.

23 February,2012 04:11 am

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia won in straight sets Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Open 13.The top-seeded Tsonga did not face any break points, winning 36 of his 41 service points to beat Nicolas Mahut 6-3, 6-2.Tsonga took a 3-0 lead in the first set and broke Mahut twice in the second. He will next play Edouard Roger-Vasselin, who cruised past Flavio Cipolla of Italy 6-3, 6-0.Roger-Vasselin won the last eight games and broke Cipolla three times in each set.The third-seeded Tipsarevic saved six break points to oust Belgian qualifier David Goffin 6-4, 6-2.Tipsarevic slammed an ace to take the first set and clinched victory with a forehand pass down the line.In the first round, Alexandr Dolgopolov rallied to beat Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3. The sixth-seeded Ukrainian broke for a 3-1 lead in the final set and will next face Michael Llodra of France, who defeated Swiss qualifier Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3).Llodra, a 2010 champion, had 12 aces in his victory.