Tsonga, Youzhny square off in final

TOKYO – Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France coasted into the final of the Japan Open on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over compatriot Gael Monfils.

Tsonga will face Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny in Sunday’s final at Ariake Colosseum.

Unseeded Youzhny had 10 aces on his way to a 6-2, 5-7, 7-5, over Lleyton Hewitt in Saturday’s other semifinal. (AP)