David Ferrer outclasses Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to enter final – French Open 2013
World number five, David Ferrer, cruised past the local number one, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, with a breadstick at the Roland Garros 2013 on Friday.
He recorded a 6-1, 7-6(3), 6-2 victory against the Frenchman to make his first final appearance at a Grand Slam event.
Seeded fourth in this event, Ferrer barely sweated to triumph over Tsonga in straight sets. The Spaniard improved to 4-1 in the head-to-head series against the sixth seed with this victory.
The Spanish veteran commented in a post match press conference, “I'm very, very happy. This tournament is very special for me and to be the first final of Grand Slam in Roland Garros is amazing. Now I want to enjoy this moment, to rest tomorrow, and to try
my best in the final.”
Ferrer showed his class from the start of the match. He went on a five-game killing spree before Tsonga could come on the score sheet. The Spaniard held his serve once again and pulled out the opener with a breadstick.
In the following set both contestants showed tremendous skills. Ferrer suffered the first blow and trailed at 0-3. However, he quickly bagged the proceeding four games to get back in action. The Spaniard lost his edge in the eighth game but dominated in
the tie-breaker, eventually sealing the set with a 7-6(3) win.
The Spanish star maintained consistency in his game in the third set. He got the coveted break in the fourth game and jumped to a 4-1 lead. Ferrer held his remaining serves with poise and cashed another break chance to clinch the set with a 6-2 score line.
With this triumph, the Spaniard became the third oldest person to reach final of a Grand Slam event. He has yet to lose a set and is in great run of form.
Ferrer will face off his third seeded compatriot, Rafael Nadal, in the final showdown. The seven-time Roland Garros champion outlasted Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller to progress.
The 31-year-old reflected about his upcoming battle, “I know he's the favourite, but I am going to be focused every point. I will try to do my best. I am not thinking about Rafael, [if] he's better than me or not. I will try to fight a lot and to play very
good match. After that, the match [is going to] depend on a lot of things.”
The Spanish number two currently trails by 4-19 in the FedEx ATP Head 2 Head series against the former world number one. He might have lost his last eight meetings but pushed the Nadal to three sets in the final eight at the ATP Masters 1000 events in Rome
and Madrid.
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