Stanislas Wawrinka & Jo-Wilfried Tsonga warm up for French Open with wins
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Stanislas Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga warmed up for the French Open with gutsy victories in their respective ATP finals on Saturday.
World number three Wawrinka battled from a set down to beat German qualifier Mischa Zverev 4-6 6-3 6-3 and retain the Geneva Open title.
French world number 13 Tsonga recorded a 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 win over Czech Thomas Berdych to win in Lyon.
“It’s my first title on clay – even if it’s a little late I’m happy,” he said.
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In Geneva, home favourite Wawrinka found the going difficult early in the match as world number 33 Zverev broke his serve before taking the first set.
The 32-year-old, who won the 2015 French Open, then found his form, taking a 3-0 lead before claiming the second set.
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He lost serve in the final set but then broke Zverev three times on his way to securing his first title of the year.
In Lyon, Tsonga collected his third title of the season.
World number 14 Berdych should have taken the first set having had two set points at 5-4.
However, Tsonga kept his cool to win the set on the tie-break before breaking at 6-5 in the second set to clinch the crown on home soil.