The two players have only met once on Federer’s favorite grass court and the victory at that time brought Tsonga to the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2011. In the last two meetings, the French tennis player defeated `Express Train`, for

Federer is aiming for his 10th title in Halle.

After his opponent’s strong forehand down the line, with an ace, the Swiss tennis player closed the first service game without losing a single point.

While tied 2-2, Federer faced two consecutive break points but was able to resolve them, respectively with a forehand winner and a volley at the net.

Federer – Tsonga

Tsonga took the advantage, leading 3-0 in a tense shootout, but couldn’t keep it and Tsonga had to pay the price with a 5-7 defeat.

Tsonga opened the second set with a service game that was broken after a backhand cut error.

The tense match took place throughout the first eight games of the final set.

Tsonga cannot repeat his surprise against Federer.

Digging deep into the French player’s weakness, Federer continuously pressed his left and finally succeeded.

Federer reached the quarterfinals of the grass court tournament in Halle for the 17th time in his career and is aiming to extend his record of winning the tournament to 10 titles.

In the next match, he will meet Bautista Agut, after the seventh seed easily overcame Richard Gasquet with a score of 6-1, 6-4 in only 62 minutes.