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 | Tsonga - Federer final in London30-11-2011 |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) qualified for the finals of the ATP finals in London with a prize fund $ 3.5 million. Tsonga in the semifinals, No. 6 in the scheme, beat Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 6-3, 7-5 in the dispute for the title later today will meet last year's champion and former world No 1 Roger Federer (Switzerland). The last Frenchman, who played in the tournament finale, Sebastian Groszhan was in 2001 when Lleyton Hewitt lost. Tsonga did against Berdych seven aces and won for 93 minutes. The Frenchman has played Federer in the group stage of the tournament. Federer won 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 last Sunday. They will play for the third time in the last 14 days, after Federer beat Tsonga and the final of the tournament "Masters" in Paris. For Federer it will be the final number 100 in his career. Federer and Tsonga played seven times against each other this season. Former world No 1 has 5 wins and 2 losses.