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Tsonga broke Federer and will compete with David Ferrer6-06-2013 |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Roger Federer with 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 and qualified for the semifinals of the "Roland Garros". For Top 4 of the tournament in Paris qualify and the Spaniard David Ferrer, who defeated his compatriot Tommy Robredo with 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.
Thus, Ferrer, who came to the penultimate stage in the race without losing even and set, will compete for a place in Sunday's final in Paris exactly with Tsonga.
28-year-old Frenchman, who is sixth in the main draw will try to stop a serious curse under which France failed to appoint a champion in Paris for 30 years.
This will be the first semi-final for Tsonga at his home Grand Slam in his career and the first for France since 2008, when for Top 4 qualify Gael Monfils.