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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Roger Federer to take the Rogers Cup
A jubilant Jo-Wilfried Tsonga with the Rogers Cup after defeating Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (3), Aug 10, 2014. PHOTO/Getty Images
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Rogers Cup on Sunday, beating second-seeded Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (3) for his fourth straight victory over a higher-seeded opponent.
Tsonga, won his first ATP Tour title of the season and 11th overall. He beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic on Thursday, eighth-seeded Andy Murray on Friday and seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov on Saturday.
Tsonga improved to 5-11 against Federer.
Federer dropped to 2-5 in finals this season, with his victories coming in Dubai and Halle.
Federer made several errors and had a hard time with Tsonga’s powerful serve and ground strokes.
Both Tsonga and Federer made some unforced errors over the first few games, but each held serve. Tsonga struggled with his first serve midway through the set, though his spin-heavy second serve was effective.
The quality of the match picked up late in the set.
