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 | Tsonga and Gasquet qualified for the quarterfinals of the tournament in Metz23-09-2011 |
Representatives of the host Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet qualified for the quarterfinals of the international tennis tournament in the French city of Metz in prize money € 450,000. Number 1 in the scheme Tsonga beat French qualifier Mathieu Rodriguez 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals and will play Nicolas Mayu, who removed the 2003 champion Arnaud Clement in all French clash with 3:6, 7:5, 6: 3. No. 2 Richard Gasquet beat Olivier Rosu (Belgium) 6-2, 6-1 and next is his opponent, Gilles Muller of Luxembourg. Seventh-seeded Philipp Kolshrayber (Germany) fell in the second round after losing to the Dutch qualifier Igor Saysling 6-4, 7-5. In the next round the Dutchman will play No. 4 Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia).