Tsonga Defeats Nallbandian For Paris Masters Title

23-year-old Black Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated defending Champion David Nalbandian of Argentina 6-3 4-6 6-4 in a tight final of the Paris ATP Masters Series tournament, clinching the final slot in the 8-man ATP Tour championships in Shanghai starting next Sunday. This was Tsonga's first ATP Masters Series final and he won it in the same year he lost his first major final at the Australian Open in Melbourne to Novak Djokovic. Since then, Tsonga has beaten Djokovic twice this year, including at this tournament. He also had to beat Andy Roddick and James Blake before dispatching the defending champion to become the first Frenchman to win this Masters series tournament since Sebastien Grosjean in 2001.