SHANGHAI (AP) — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was ousted in the second round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday, losing 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-4 to Kei Nishikori of Japan.
The fourth-seeded Frenchman fought off two match points with aces before hitting a backhand long to hand Nishikori the win.
The loss will hurt Tsonga’s chances of claiming one of the four remaining spots in the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London. He currently is eighth in the standings, the last qualifying spot.
Third-seeded David Ferrer of Spain defeated Canadian Milos Raonic 7-5, 7-6 (7) in another second-round match. Raonic, who has now lost to Ferrer three times this year, had a set point in the tiebreaker, but couldn’t convert.
