TORONTO – Top seed Novak Djokovic has been eliminated from the men’s Rogers Cup tennis tournament after a 6-2, 6-2 loss to No. 13 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.
Serving on match point, Tsonga clinched the win when a Djokovic return went wide.
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Tsonga’s serve on the Toronto hardcourt gave Djokovic plenty of trouble. The Frenchman had only had eight aces, but Djokovic continually struggled to keep his returns in bounds.
A visibly elated Tsonga did some shadow boxing and jumped up and down before waving to a receptive crowd at Rexall Centre.
Djokovic came into the match with 11 straight wins over Tsonga, but was nowhere near adding a 12th.
The Serbian star, who has won this tournament three times, never looked comfortable on the Toronto hardcourt. He was coming off a hard-fought 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) second-round win over Gael Monfils a day earlier.
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