Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stunned Novak Djokovic to win the Thailand Open on Sunday and help erase his loss to the Serbian in the final of this year's Australian Open. Tsonga, ranked 20 in the world, fell to his knees after the 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 victory against the world number three in only his second tournament back at the top after missing three months from knee surgery.
The win, in only his second career final, was sweet revenge for the Frenchman after he lost the Grand Slam final eight months ago to the Serbian. The hard-fought victory, which came in 92 minutes, denied Djokovic his fourth trophy of the season and the chance to move closer in the rankings to world number two Roger Federer. Tsonga saved two break points in the final game, falling to his knees in joy as Djokovic sent a return long on match point. The defeat was the 14th of the season for Djokovic against 58 wins and left the 21-year-old 10-6 in career finals.
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