Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came through a stern test against 117th-ranked Jan-Lennard Struff to win 7-6 (4), 7-5 Saturday, setting up an Open 13 final against third-seeded Ernests Gulbis of Latvia after he upset top-seeded Richard Gasquet of France 6-3, 6-2. Struff broke his opponent at the start of the second set, before saving three break points of his own in the next game. But Tsonga's experience told when he broke Struff twice at the end of the second set to reach his 19th career final, where he will bid for an 11th title. ''I was a bit tired from yesterday, so I just tried to keep the points short and I felt so good doing that.'' It was a frustrating afternoon for Gasquet, who again fell at the semifinal stage after his defeat to countryman Gael Monfils at the Open Sud de France in Marseille earlier this month.
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