Djokovic vs. Tsonga in Bangkok; Roddick vs. Sela in Beijing

No. 2 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (pictured) crushed fellow Frenchman Gael Monfils, 6-0, 6-3, to advance to the finals of the Thailand Open in Bangkok and set up an Australian Open rematch final against No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic. Tsonga, who is currently ranked No. 20 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, smashed seven aces, while breaking serve on four of six opportunities. The exciting young Frenchman was also able to win a remarkable 85 percent of his first serve points to advance to his second career ATP final. Despite a slow start in the first set, Djokovic was able to hold off hard serving Czech Tomas Berdych, 7-5, 6-1, by firing six aces and breaking serve on all three opportunities he had. In the Sunday afternoon final, Djokovic will be looking to win his 4th title of the year and 11th in his young career, while Tsonga looks to raise his first singles trophy, having already been a doubles champion twice since 2007.

Close by in Beijing at the China Open, No. 2 seed Andy Roddick held off feisty German journeyman Bjorn Phau, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-1, to advance to a championship showdown with surprise finalist, Dudi Sela of Israel. Roddick smashed 16 aces on Saturday against Phau, bringing his weeklong total to an impressive 56. The American won an incredible 89 percent of first serve points, while breaking serve on five of seven chances and not surrendering his serve throughout the match. Sela spiced up his singles wins resume after upsetting No. 7 seed Rainer Schuettler of Germany, 6-3, 6-3. Already this week, the Tel Aviv native defeated Spanish stars David Ferrer and Tommy Robredo. The 26-year-old American who has already won titles this year in Dubai and San Jose, will look to win his 26th career singles title and also improve his record to 8-0 against ATP players who are looking to win their first career title. Sela improves to 15-20 on the season and will look to join eight other players who earned their first career title this year. Sunday’s meeting will be the first between Roddick and Sela.