Federer Crushes Lackluster Tsonga in Semifinal Rout

by Ben Rothenberg on Jan 29, 2010 1:36 PM EST in Results Comment 4 comments

Roger Federer, executing one of the more difficult maneuvers of the evening.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Andy Wong)

The men's finals mirrored the women's ones that had preceded with them. The first was a gutty, close affair that, while not always pretty. The second was a rout in which the 2004 Australian Open champion made a fool of his/her opponent.

Roger Federer outclassed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in 88 minutes, or in just one minute longer than the second set of Henin-Dementieva lasted.

Federer was good, but not any better than he was against Davydenko, who put up much more of a fight. Tsonga simply couldn't do anything right. He didn't serve well, he didn't move well, and he hit bad errors early in rallies. It was a sharp departure from the masterclass he delivered in his previous grand slam semifinal, where he was on the other side of a rout in beating Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 down under in 2007.

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yeah this score was a surprise. I didn’t see the match but Tsonga’s got plenty of heat to win games and keep sets close. Kind of bizarre.

"Yes Gina, I am a Wise Cracker"

by lcollins1 on Jan 29, 2010 1:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Tsonga's the most inconsistent player on the tour

He can sometimes produce moments of magic, but like today, he looked like he didn’t want to be there.

Should be a good final nevertheless.

by Dafs on Jan 29, 2010 2:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

The commentators kept saying that Tsonga

was in pain as if from an injury which could go some way to explaining his lacklustre play. Perosnally I thought he just looked psychologically drained and like he didn’t want to be there.

"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey

by Drunken cutman on Jan 29, 2010 2:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, he was sort of clutching his side/stomach like he might have pulled something, but he also just might have been tired or nervous or just baffled.

I think Murray will put up a great fight. He hit some crazy amazing shots against Cilic. The final should be really good.

by hornbone on Jan 29, 2010 6:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs