Shanghai: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinals after defeating Kevin Anderson – The Équipe.fr

Already a semifinalist in Shanghai two years ago (beaten by Djokovic) package last year, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga definitely knows s’ take to cut his way in the 1000 Masters Chinese. To overcome the painful Kevin Anderson, the newest member of the top 10, the French (15th) has mostly relied on an attitude of high level. No frustration with gaming returns that were spinning at full speed and no resignation when he found himself leading 6 points to 3 in the tie-break in the first set, opponent’s service to follow. At 6-4, the cross ace Anderson had the good (or bad depending on where we place) idea of ​​touching the tape of the net. And about that followed, the French came for the point at the net. Before closing the set with two South African unforced errors.

But Anderson, who defeated Nishikori yesterday, who lives in twenty-nine years the best season of his career, then was never worried in the second set (4 points lost service) and he breake Tsonga 6-5, the meanest of the French Thurs
Tsonga did not let his guard down in the third set. At 1-1, he even ended up finally breaker southern African giant (2,03m) for the first time in their shared history, while it was the 26th time he was playing his game back face him. In May 2014, in Rome, Tsonga had indeed beat Anderson 7-6, 7-6, saving no less than nine set points in the first leg ?! On the Central Shanghai, where the playing conditions are obviously faster at Foro Italico, JWT has kept the psychological edge over his opponent clinging to the end to his lead break even led 0 -30 in the last game (7-6, 5-7, 6-4 in 2:40). Tomorrow he will play the eighth semi-final in his career Masters 1000.