ROTTERDAM: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrated his 400th career win in style by beating fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the World Tennis Tournament yesterday.
The sixth-seeded Frenchman was dominant on serve, hitting 10 aces, winning 88 percent of his points on first serve, and not conceding a single break point against the hard-hitting Czech.
He broke Berdych once in each set and beat him for only the fourth time in 12 matches.
Tsonga will play third-seeded David Goffin of Belgium in the final.
Goffin easily won 6-1, 6-3 against French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert, a doubles specialist ranked only 109 in singles.
Tsonga, who is ranked 14, has 12 career titles and lost the final here in Rotterdam six years ago.
He leads 3-2 overall against Goffin, but they have not played each other in two years.
Goffin, who is ranked 11, won both of his career titles in 2014.
Tsonga to face Goffin in final
France's player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga competes against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during their semi-final match of the Rotterdam World Tennis tournament, on February 18, 2017 in Rotterdam. Tsonga rained down ten aces, finishing off Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-4 in 72 minutes to power into a second Rotterdam World Tennis final on Saturday. (AFP Photo)
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