Viktor Troicki of Serbia stunned top-seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a sensational three-set match, 1-6 6-2 6-3, and advanced to the final round of the PTT Thailand Open on Saturday.
Hard-hitting Troicki, seeded fourth, stormed back from a set deficit and dominated the second and the third sets against crowd favorite Tsonga. The 23-year-old Serbian managed to break his more highly fancied opponent twice in each of the last two sets before wrapping up the match.
"It's great to beat top 10 players. I think I played better today even though I didn't have a chance in the first set," the Serbian #2 said. "I used my chances. I'm really happy and satisfied that I won today." World #32 Troicki, who lost in the second round last year is eyeing his first ATP title in his third appearance in Bangkok.
"I'm looking forward to the final. I hope it's gonna be fun. I'm gonna play good. I'm gonna try for my first title," he added.
The French #1 Tsonga failed to defend his title in Bangkok and said playing Davis Cup the previous week and the traveling worn him out. "I didn't have enough energy. It was difficult and I was tired," Tsonga said.
