Tsonga vs Verdasco Australian Open Quarterfinal Live:
World No.7 & last year's AO runner-up Jo Wilfried Tsonga fought off James Blake of USA in straight sets to enter the quarterfinal of Australian Open 2009.He plays Fernando Verdasco of Spain who shocked World No.4 Andy Murray in tough 5 sets, being 2 sets to 1 down.Tsonga rose to fame after he surprisingly made to finals of Australian Open 2008 defeating Rafael Nadal in straight sets in the semifinals, eventually losing to Novak Djokovic in 4 sets.He made it to top ten by winning the ATP Paris Masters(def. Nalbandian) thereby qualified for the year ending Tennis Masters Cup.
World No.15 Fernando Verdasco stunned the 4th seed Andy Murray in 5 set thriller, who was a pre tournament favourite & thereby entered his first grandslam quarter-final.Verdasco played a major role in Spain's Davis Cup victory over Argentina in the finals, winning both the rubber matches thereby securing a 3-1 victory.In one of the matches he made a comeback victory after being 2 sets down.He is currently performing well on all surfaces.
Tsonga & Verdasco have never played each other, but the match will be exciting & interesting to watch.
Match Over
Verdasco Won
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