TSONGA TAKES PARIS

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat defending champion David Nalbandian 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to win the Paris Masters on Sunday and qualify for the season-ending Masters Cup.

The 13th-seeded Tsonga clinched his second career title and became the first Frenchman since Sebastien Grosjean in 2001 to win the indoor tournament in Bercy.