Quarterfinals:
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12) def Roger Federer (3) 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
Federer made a brilliant start in the opening set as he broke Tsonga early on in the second game and raced to 4-1 lead quickly. He kept the lead till the end to wrap the first set 6-3.
The second set was a tight affair as both players entertained the crowd with the highest quality of tennis. No breaks were exchanged in it and it went to the tie breaker. Tsonga, who was playing well till then went off the boil and quickly found himself 0-5 down in tie breaker. Federer made no mistakes from there and won the second set 7-6(3).
Tsonga applied himself with more tenacity in the third set and broke Federer for the first time in the match at 2-1. He managed to keep the break with himself till the end and converted on his fourth set point to take the third set 6-4 in his kitty.
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