Marin Cilic

Tsonga beats Cilic in Rotterdam

Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga knocked out top seed Marin Cilic to reach the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open on Friday afternoon.

The 2011 runner-up will take on Czech Tomas Berdych for a place in Sunday's final after upsetting Cilic 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 (7-5) in just over two hours.

Tsonga converted on his fourth set point in the opening set tie-break with a trademark forehand winner down the line before the big-hitting Frenchman took his opportunity in the second set tie-break to record his first win over Cilic since August 2011.