Masters 1000 of Paris: Tsonga fights against Rublev and goes to 2 round

Paris (AFP)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 35th in the world, clinched his ticket for the second round of the Bercy Masters 1000 on Monday, eliminating Andrey Rublev (22) in three sets, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

First led, the 34-year-old Manceau, who chained the winning strokes and gross faults, took advantage of the excitement of the Russian, who showed many signs of annoyance, to come and win after more than 2h20 of an animated fight.

In the second round, the French will face the Italian Matteo Berrettini, semi-finalist in Vienna last week and who has just entered the world top 10 (9th).

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