Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his second title in three weeks. Two weeks ago, it was the South African Open, and today it is the Open 13 in Marseille, France. He beat countryman Michael Llodra 7-5 7-6(3) in front of a hyped-up French crowd.
Yesterday, Llodra gave Gilles Simon trouble with his serve and volleying. Tsonga was bothered by it early in the match but then started to pass Llodra to put his compatriot on his heels late in the first set. In the second set, he began to crank his serve for 8 aces (11 for the match). Tsonga then took over in the tiebreak to best Llodra for the match. 
All was not lost for Michael Llodra. He and Arnaud Clement won the doubles title by upsetting top seeds Knowle and Ram 3-6 6-3 10-8 in 73 minutes of work. This win gives the French duo their seventh ATP title together.
(Open 13, Panoramic)
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