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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Thailand Open tennis tournament over favorite Novak Djokovic.  The pair also played in the final of the Australian Open, where Djokovic had prevailed against a then un-seeded Tsonga. In a close match, Tsonga won in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 after surging from a tie-break in the second second to take the game.

Thailand Open

The Thailand Open Tennis Tournament will open tomorrow in Muang Thong Thani. Hosted at Impact Arena, the tournament features top players Novak Djokovic, Marat Safin and Carlos Moya, in addition to Danai Umdochoke of Thailand in the singles tournament. Following up on their wind in the doubles event last year, the Thai Raiwanta brothers will play in this year’s tournament again. With a top prize over $500,000, the event it expected to be highly competitive.