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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advances to Rogers Cup final

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France reacts after defeating Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014 in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France reacts after defeating Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014 in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

By Associated Press August 9, 2014 1 min read

TORONTO (AP) – France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced to the Rogers Cup final Saturday, following his string of upsets with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.

Tsonga, seeded 13th, beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic on Thursday and eighth-seeded Andy Murray on Friday to reach the semifinals in the hard-court event.

In the second semifinal, second-seeded Roger Federer faced Spain’s Feliciano Lopez.