TOKYO(AP) Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Japan Open on Saturday for his third ATP Tour title of the year, overpowering Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-3.
The seventh-ranked Frenchman, also a winner this in Johannesburg and Marseille, had 11 aces in the match that took only 1 hour, 9 minutes.
Top-ranked Roger Federer pulled out of the $1.2 million event, citing fatigue, and third-ranked Andy Murray withdrew because of a wrist injury.
Top-seeded Juan Martin Del Potro was knocked out in the first round.