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Tsonga,Djokovic Progress At Indian Wells

Eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withstood a fast start by Mardy Fish in the second set to beat the American 7-6 7-6 in a closely contested … Continue reading Tsonga,Djokovic Progress At Indian Wells


Eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withstood a fast start by Mardy Fish in the second set to beat the American 7-6 7-6 in a closely contested third-round match at the BNP Paribas Open.

The big-serving Frenchman clinched the first set 7-4 on the tiebreak and then trailed love-4 in the second as Fish raised his game in front of loud home support at the Indian Wells tennis garden.

Tsonga booked his place in the last 16 for a fourth time in six appearances at Indian Wells and will next face Canadian Milos Raonic, who battled past Croatia’s Marin Cilic 3-6 6-4 6-3 earlier in the day.

Australian Open champion and top seed Novak Djokovic defeated Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov 7-6, 6-1.