Nadal calms ace-hitting Tsonga

February 15, 2009 | 12:00am

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Top-ranked Rafael Nadal withstood 26 aces from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4, and earn a semifinals berth at the ABN Amro on Friday.

Despite Tsonga’s flurry of aces, Nadal had the only break chances in the first and second sets. He nailed one chance in the first, and missed two in the second, losing the set in a tiebreaker. (AP)

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