World no.4 Roger Federer clinch the ATP World Tour title after defeating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three straight sets 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-3.
The 30-year-old Swiss, who was looking to go through the tournament unbeaten for a second consecutive year, having weathered an early storm to win the first set and looked to have victory in his grasp when he served for the match at 5-4 in the second.
But Tsonga came back, leveling and then fighting from 5-2 down in the tie-break to level, only for his opponent to clinch the crucial break in the decider.
The Frenchman became the first player to rally from a two-set deficit to beat Federer in a Grand Slam tournament in this year’s Wimbledon quarterfinals, but the hard-serving Frenchman couldn’t pull off another surprise this time.
Federer broke for a 5-3 lead in the decider and served out the match to love, sealing his 70th career title with an easy volley.
Federer celebrates after sealing his 100th Tour victory in London on Sunday night.
