Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his third ATP title on Sunday with a 6-4, 7-6 triumph over fellow Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in the SA Open final.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and David Ferrer eased into the semifinals of the revived South African Open at Montecasino on Friday night.

Davis Cup stalwart Rik de Voest and booming server Izak van der Merwe both bowed out on a day of stunning and unpredictable momentum swings.

SA’s Izak van der Merwe upstaged Germany’s Benjamin Becker at the SA Open on Wednesday evening to progress to the second round.

A lack of local talent at the upcoming SA Open is lamentable, but crowds will still get to see some of the world’s top tennis talent in action.

Fabrice Santoro was shorn of all magic while going down 6-0 6-1 to world number-one Rafael Nadal in the first round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday.

The pressure is on to complete a new tennis complex in Johannesburg for the revived South African Open in February.