Berdych outlasts Tsonga

Tomas Berdych ousted top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the final of the men's China Open in Beijing.

Czech battles into Beijing final

Tomas Berdych ousted top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the final of the men's China Open in Beijing. Tsonga appeared to lose focus in the deciding set as the former Wimbledon finalist came through 6-4 4-6 6-1 to book a clash with Marin Cilic. "The chance was here. I'm happy to take this chance to be in the final," said the third seed, who will be playing in his first final of the campaign. "This match could really change my season from a good season to a really good season." Cilic continued his good recent run of form to overcome fellow Croatian Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-3. Cilic had lost to his compatriot in the first round of Wimbledon and he admitted revenge was sweet. "Today was a really tough match, especially that first set," he said. "You could feel the tension in the air." "That means a lot, that I can beat those guys and my tennis is at a good level and on a level that's high enough to play against those guys and beat them."