Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced to the third round of Roland Garros. The Franco-Congolese beats Jarkko Nieminen in three sets in 1 hour 55 min on the Court Philippe Chatrier.
After a first set snatched in tiebreak 8 points to 6 (7/6), the seeded No. 6 of the ocher surface of Porte d’Auteuil wins 6/4 in the fifth game of the second round.
A break in the same period in the third set, then a second at 5-3 and the French No. 1 dominates for the 5th time Nieminen, 7/6, 6/4, 6/3. In the next round, Manceau will face the winner of the meeting between Roberto Bautista Agut and Jeremy Chardy.
Seeded No. 4 David Ferrer was expeditious against his compatriot Albert Montanes beaten 6/2, 6/1, 6/3. In the third round he will face another Spaniard, Feliciano Lopez who defeated Joao Sousa.