World number one Novak Djokovic trounces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to enter Roland Garros semi-finals
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 11:32:54 by Awais Ahmed
World number one Novak Djokovic trounces Tsonga to enter Roland Garros semi-finals: Part One
Top seeded Serb, Novak Djokovic, got the better of the French number one, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, in a five-set nail-biter at the French Open 2012 on Tuesday. He warded off four match points to formulate a 6-1, 5-7, 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-1 score line
against the fifth seed to power into the semi-finals at this prestigious clay court event taking place in Paris, France.
Djokovic displayed top notch performance to outfox the French in their 12th meeting. After stealing the spotlight in four hours and five-minute marathon, the Serb not only levelled the FedEx ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Head 2 Head series by 6-6
against Tsonga but also secured a final four spot at this second Grand Slam event of the season.
"As a tennis player, this is what you live for," said the jubilant Serb in a courtside interview. "This is what you practise for all these years, to be part of an incredible performance, incredible match encounter here in Roland Garros with the home players.
I’m really glad that I could win today."
The 25-year-old quickly made on the winning path but lost his concentration after that. He then faced superbly defended all four match points he faced before pulling out the victory.
"It’s, I guess, trying to be mentally tough and believing in your shots," reflected Djokovic of saving the match points. "Obviously a little bit of experience that I had playing on this level for last five, six years. I did have some matches similar to this
one…"
The Serbian Ace made quick in-roads but lost his track afterwards. He came across four match points but stayed focused and dug hi way back in the game. Djokovic found his rhythm again in the fourth set tie-breaker and then cruised in the final set, eventually
pulling out the victory with two breadsticks.
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Posted by Awais Ahmed
on Jun 5 2012. Filed under Sports.
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