NY Times · Sep 28, 2015
Sports Briefing | Tennis: Tsonga Wins Open de Moselle
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat his fellow Frenchman Gilles Simon, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-2, to win the Open de Moselle for a record third time in Metz, France.
Tsonga took 2 hours 17 minutes to defeat Simon in a reversal of the result during the 2013 final.
It was the 12th career title for Tsonga, who moved into a tie with Simon and Richard Gasquet as the most titled Frenchmen in singles among current players. \u25a0 Canada’s Milos Raonic boosted his chances of qualifying for the lucrative ATP World Tour finals after capturing his first title of the season with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Portugal’s João Sousa in the final of the St. Petersburg Open in Russia (REUTERS)