Ferrer overwhelms out-of-sorts Tsonga in Paris anti-climax


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 08 Jun 2013

David Ferrer of Spain reacts during his men's singles semi-final match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 7, 2013. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

PARIS (Reuters) - There was a sense of anti-climax as David Ferrer brushed aside local favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2 to reach his first grand slam final on Friday and set up an all-Spanish French Open final with seven-times champion Rafa Nadal.

The big match of the day for the partisan Roland Garros crowd turned into a non-event for Tsonga who never got into the contest after the fans had been treated to an epic five-set clash between Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

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