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Djokovic to meet Tsonga
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 14 - 08 - 2011

Novak Djokovic swept imperiously into the semifinals of the Rogers Cup with a 6-2, 6-1 thrashing of Gael Monfils Friday.
The world's No.1 player needed just 73 minutes to complete the victory, and next will face another French opponent in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who ousted No.8 seed Nicolas Almagro of Spain 6-4, 6-4.
The other semifinal will be between American Mardy Fish, who defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-0, and Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, who beat Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4.
“I have played the best match of the tournament, no doubt,” said the 24-year-old Djokovic, who is now 15-1 against top-10 players this year. “Everything was going well. I'm happy to see my game is progressing each day.”
In recent days, star players Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray suffered upsets, but Djokovic looks to be getting stronger each day as he used his overpowering forehand to improve his 2011 match record to 51-1 before a full house at Uniprix Stadium.
Djokovic is now 7-0 in his career against Monfils, but it's a different story with Tsonga, who holds a 5-3 edge in their head-to-head meetings. Their most recent match was at Wimbledon, where he edged the hard-serving Frenchman in four tough sets.
“The last match was very close, very intense, very important for both of us,” Djokovic said. “He's been playing better in last couple of months. He has increased his level. He has a big serve. If he serves well, he can beat anybody. ... It's a fast surface. I need to return well and hope that I can get some chances.”
Djokovic is now in range of a record fifth ATP Masters 1000 win in a single year.
Fish cruised through the final set to reach his fifth tournament semifinal of the year. It's a big improvement for Fish at the Rogers Cup, where he didn't win a match in previous visits in 2003 and 2008.
“It's certainly nice to play on those courts because they are pretty quick, and they do suit my game very well,” Fish said. “I can kind of get away with not playing great tennis but still winning.”
He will face Tipsarevic, who Fish was beaten three times in their four meetings. Tsonga will take on the winner of a later match between top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils.
It will be a first trip to the semifinals of a Masters Series event for the 27-year-old Tipsarevic, whose performance this week will also put him into the top 20 of the world rankings for the first time. Tipsarevic is currently ranked 24th.


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