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Nadal too strong for Tsonga
by Birmingham Evening Mail
Tennis: Rafael Nadal ended the Paris Masters run of defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals to help fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco book his spot at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.
Tsonga needed to retain his title to deny Verdasco a place at the prestigious eight-man tournament in London later this month, but found Nadal far too consistent and fell to a 7-5, 7-5 defeat. The world No 2 struggled in his first two matches, saving five match points against Nicolas Almagro before edging out Tommy Robredo, but his form was much improved against Tsonga.
The 23-year-old will face Novak Djokovic in a juicy semi-final today after the third seed beat Robin Soderling 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
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