Tsonga went through all states, but it was he who had the last word against Nadal – Eurosport.fr

         A man of great events. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has only played five quarterfinals in 2015 … but almost all in major tournaments: next to a title ATP250 Metz, there are a half at Roland Garros, quarters at the US Open and Montreal, and now a final in Shanghai, following the fourth career victory on the French Rafael Nadal in the semis of the Chinese Masters 1000 (6-4, 0-6, 7-5).
       

         Remarkably compact backhand, his 6 winning shots this side early in the game is not for nothing in the successful break 3 games to 2. This strength to Rafael Nadal in a diagonal a priori widely unfavorable – Spanish forehand backhand against the French – allowed him to choose “” good ball to operate to perform its inevitable shifts forehands. There has not been another break in the opening set, Tsonga pocketed 6-4.
       

         But this tennis there, intense, demanding, tiring continues to practice in the duration, the more so when one remains on two big fights against Albert Ramos (6-7, 7-5, 6-4) and Kevin Anderson ( 7-6, 5-7, 6-4) the previous rounds. In the second set, Tsonga is a little less sharp … and this translates into a stinging 6-0 firmly told by Rafael Nadal on the lookout for the slightest drop in speed. But in the game, the French is not so far from Spanish.
       

         The first break points of the third set are for the Manceau and if he does not convert, it has the merit to update the excitement seen since a year with Rafael Nadal at key moments. While Tsonga padlocked its own commitments, it is the Spanish that shows its flaws the moment in terms of confidence: a double fault by one, an attack of cross forehand, his special, which remains in the net, by -There end … In a thriller match, Tsonga realizes the break at 5-5 and on serve, will find his stride in the ball game on a mad dive to the net, his biting fly the baseline line !
       

         A foul Nadal backhand later, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga his fourth victory over the Spanish (2008 Australian Open, Queen’s and Masters 2011 previously) along its fourth Masters 1000 final (Bercy 2008 and 2011, Toronto 2014). On Monday, he will be back in the Top 10 and will return to No. 1 French. Meanwhile, he has a title to play Novak Djokovic on Sunday.