ATP Men's Tennis

Tsonga and Tipsarevic secure spots for ATP Finals

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Janko Tipsarevic qualified for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals after reaching the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters.

Tsonga beat Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) and Tipsarevic defeated Juan Monaco 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

They will join Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, David Ferrer, Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin del Potro at The O2 arena in London next week.

"It's really important for me to have qualified. With the big four at the moment, it's not easy to get rewards in tennis," Tsonga said. "I have some great memories from last year where I played the final against Roger. It was huge for me, one of the big moments of my career."

“The [Barclays ATP] World Tour Finals last year was one of my best experiences ever on the tennis court,” said Tipsarevic. “I was always dreaming of playing the world tour finals and I’m excited to be back there.”

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