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Tsonga beats Del Potro in Vienna final

The Columbian
Published: October 30, 2011, 12:00am

VIENNA (AP) — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga rallied from a set and a break down to beat Juan Martin Del Potro 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday in the final of the Erste Bank Open, claiming his second title of the season and seventh overall.

The top-seeded Frenchman will officially move past Mardy Fish to No. 7 in the 2011 points list on Monday. The top eight will qualify for the season-ending ATP finals in London next month.

Del Potro, who is 9-4 in career finals, is still waiting for his first victory at an indoor event. The Argentine won the U.S. Open in 2009.

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