30 Oct 2011

Tsonga and Del Potro to meet in Vienna final

11:42 am on 30 October 2011

Top seeds Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martin del Potro will meet in the final at the Vienna Open tennis championship after winning their semi-finals.

Their victories also keep up their chances of qualifying for the season-ending World Tour finals next month.

Del Potro battled to a 6-4 3-6 6-4 win over South African Kevin Anderson and will aim for his third title of the year after Delray and Estoril.

Tsonga, the top seed and world number nine, beat German qualifier Daniel Brands in straight sets