World number one Novak Djokovic trounces Tsonga to enter Roland Garros semi-finals: Part Two

World number one Novak Djokovic trounces Tsonga to enter Roland Garros semi-finals: Part Two

Ranked top in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Novak Djokovic made quick in-roads at the Court Philippe Chatrier. After Tsonga held his opening serve in the second game, the Serb unleashed his true colours and went on a five-game tear,
eventually pulling out the opener with a breadstick.

The 27-year-old carried his losing ways in the follow-up set and suffered the first blow in the opening game to fall at 0-2. However, with the support from the home crowd, he was able to fight back in game. Tsonga not only snatched his break back in the
eighth game but cashed in another break chance in the last game to click the set with a 7-5 win.

Tsonga lost his path again towards the third set and gifted away his serve in the third game. However, he quickly recovered in the very next game and then broke the Serb’s serve once again in the last game, subsequently sealing the set by winning seven games
to five.

The fourth set saw both contenders showing their best tennis. Djokovic hammered 15 winners and clobbered a better first serve share. Despite failing to get the breakthrough, the Serb dominated in the tie-breaker and registered a 7-6(6) success.

The match was poised on a knife edge but the Serbian number one was at his peak. He earned the coveted break in the second game to reel off the opening three games in a row before Tsonga could hold in. He swiped the last three games and clinched the set
with an assuring 6-1 score line.

Next in line for Djokovic is the 16-time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer, who battled past the top Argentine, Juan Martin Del Potro, in a five-set thriller to set up this date.

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