TOKYO — Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France coasted into the final of the Japan Open on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over compatriot Gael Monfils.
Tsonga broke Monfils with a forehand volley to go up 5-3 in the second set and then closed out the match in just 55 minutes with his ninth ace.
"It was amazing," Tsonga said. "I did what I wanted to do on the court. It's always difficult playing against a friend but that's the way it goes and I'm just happy to be in the final."
Tsonga will face Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in Sunday's final at Ariake Colosseum.
"It will be a tough match," Tsonga said. "Mikhail has been playing well all week but so have I."
Tsonga will be looking to add to titles he won this year at Johannesburg and Marseille.
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