This is the third time the Manceau Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the 15th, reached this stage the Internationaux de France where he was stopped in the quarterfinals in 2012 and semifinals in 2013.
A first for Federer
Tsonga had not beaten a member of the Top 10 Grand Slam since his victory against Roger Federer in the quarterfinals in Paris this year. This performance against one of the most serious outsideurs the tournament, never defeated before the quarters so far this season, should restore confidence in Tsonga.
punishment since returning to competition in March in Miami, after four months of arrest because of his sore right arm he had not yet passed the stage of knockout competition in 2015 .
In a strange match, where Berdych suffered from a severe lack of energy for two sets before waking, Tsonga proved the strongest mentally.
“A moment of absence”
However Manceau was a little scary. He served for the match at 5-4 in the third set when his opponent seemed on the brink. But going through “a moment of absence” , as he said himself, Berdych took the opportunity to come out beatings and débreaker needed to win the third set tie-in break.
Another game was beginning when Tsonga began in difficulty by selling the second time its implementation in. Led 3-1, he could débreaker (3-3) to permanently return match in his favor. Helped by a robust service, with a peak of 220 km / h, the Manceau not missed the opportunity to conclude this time at 5-3 in the fourth set, before jumping for joy in the public eye Short Philippe Chatrier.
Tsonga will play its eleventh quarter final Grand Slam against the Japanese Kei Nishikori, 5th, Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili winner, 74th in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 6-2).
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