Stefano Tsitsipas beat four top ten players this week – Thiem, Djokovic, Zverev and Anderson – en route to his first Masters 1000 final, but he was no match for Rafael Nadal who dispatched him 6-2 7-6 on Sunday. It was the second final between the world number one and the young Greek, the two having met in the Barcelona final last April.
With this fifth title of the year after Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome and Roland Garros, Rafa joins Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl and Roger Federer in the “80 titles club”.
“It’s a great way to start the hard-court season. Winning in Toronto is so important. You don’t win Masters 1000s very often. It’s a very important victory for me and I’m very happy.”
Photo credit: Toronto Events
What a week for Tsonga! He beat four top 10 opponents in four days: Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Grigor Dimitrov and Roger Federer en route to his 11th ATP title.
Thanks a lot to Simon for sharing his brother’s pictures from Toronto!
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeats Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2
David Ferrer defeats Ivan Dodig 1-6 6-3 6-2
Roger Federer’s road to the final
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| R1 | BYE | BYE |
| R2 | Peter Polansky | 6-2 6-0 |
| R3 | Marin Cilic | 7-6 6-7 6-4 |
| QF | David Ferrer | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| SF | Feliciano Lopez | 6-3 6-4 |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga’s road to the final
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| R1 | Edouard Roger-Vasselin | 7-6 6-1 |
| R2 | Jérémy Chardy | 7-6 6-4 |
| R3 | Novak Djokovic | 6-2 6-2 | QF | Andy Murray | 7-6 4-6 6-4 |
| SF | Grigor Dimitrov | 6-4 6-3 |
Roger Federer – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga head to head: 11-4
| Year | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Score |
| 2008 | Madrid R16 | Hard | Federer | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2009 | Montreal QF | Hard | Tsonga | 7-6 1-6 7-6 |
| 2010 | Australian Open SF | Hard | Federer | 6-2 6-3 6-2 |
| 2011 | Doha SF | Hard | Federer | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2011 | Rome R32 | Clay | Federer | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2011 | Wimbledon QF | Grass | Tsonga | 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 |
| 2011 | Montreal R16 | Hard | Tsonga | 7-6 4-6 6-1 |
| 2011 | US Open QF | Hard | Federer | 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
| 2011 | Bercy F | Hard | Federer | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2011 | London Tour Finals RR | Hard | Federer | 6-2 2-6 6-4 |
| 2011 | London Tour Finals F | Hard | Federer | 6-3 6-7 6-3 |
| 2012 | Doha SF | Hard | Tsonga | W/O |
| 2013 | Australian Open QF | Hard | Federer | 7-6 4-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 |
| 2013 | Roland Garros QF | Clay | Tsonga | 7-5 6-3 6-3 |
| 2014 | Australian Open R16 | Hard | Federer | 6-3 7-5 6-4 |
| 2014 | Monte Carlo QF | Clay | Federer | 2-6 7-6 6-1 |
Who will win between Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga? Please share your thoughts.
Enjoy some pictures of Djokovic, Murray and Federer practicing in Toronto this week (photo credit: Marianne)
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic survived a second round scare versus the unpredictable Gael Monfils, winning 6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(2) in two hours and 41 minutes. But he was easily dispatched 6-2 6-2 by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga the next day.
Andy Murray and Amélie Mauresmo
Tsonga followed his big win over Djokovic with a hard fought 3-sets victory over Andy Murray, who has confirmed his “long-term” plan to continue to work with his French coach Amélie Mauresmo.
“We’ve agreed to work together and I think from both sides we’re willing to do what it takes to make it work long-term”
Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg
Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will battle for the Rogers Cup title later today.
Below a few pictures of one of Federer and his coach Stefan Edberg hitting session:
Edberg was officially elected into the Rogers Cup Hall of Fame on Monday. Here are some pictures of the press conference, you can also watch the entire video of the ceremony on STE fans website
