MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga edged Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Open 13.
Tsonga fired 14 aces and saved 10 break points in an all-French match.
The top-seeded Tsonga dropped serve in the opening game but broke back in the sixth. He hit 18 winners to 11 for Roger-Vasselin to take the first set when his opponent netted a forehand volley.
Roger-Vasselin double-faulted at 6-5 in the next set to give Tsonga two match points. Tsonga converted the first on a forehand error.
