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 | Tsonga for the semifinals of the tournament in Metz24-09-2011 |
Number 10 in the world, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the semifinals of the tournament in the French city of Metz in prize money 450,000 dollars. Seeded first in the main draw Tsonga defeated countryman Nicolas Mayu with 4:6, 6:3, 7:5 in a match lasting over two hours. Semi-final opponent will be Frenchman Alexander Dolgopolov (UKR), who moves on after malícia Xavier (Belgium) gave the score 3:6, 0:1 because of injury. Placed second in the scheme Richard Gasquet (France) fell in the quarterfinals after a loss of Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) with 3:6, 4:6 for 72 minutes. Croatian Ivan Ljubicic also semifinalist after success over Dutch qualifier Igor Saysling 6-4, 6-3.