Djokovic pulls through in Cincinnati, Tsonga out

Aug 12, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Novak Djokovic returns the serve of Gilles Simon on day two of the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament at Linder Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic needed three sets to get past Gilles Simon in the Western and Southern Open second round on Tuesday, but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost to Mikhail Youzhny in his opener two days after winning the Rogers Cup in Toronto.

Djokovic grabbed the crucial third set break in the seventh game to prevail 6-3 4-6 6-4. Coming off a round of 16 loss in Toronto, the Wimbledon champion pulled out the crucial points when he had to.