BEIJING, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ousted China's Zhang Ze in straight sets Thursday during second-round play at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing.
Tsonga, playing Zhang for the first time in his career, took nearly 60 percent of the points in a 6-3, 6-4 win over Zhang. Tsonga dropped just 16 points in 10 service games and saved three of Zhang's four break-point chances.