Federer knocked out of French Open while Tsonga and Serena sail to Semis

In a major setback, Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga knocked out second seed Roger Federer from the French Open in a quarterfinal match Tuesday today.

The win today bring Tsonga a step closer to becoming the first Frenchman to be French Open champion after 30 years.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the sixth seed, won 7-5 6-3 6-3 to reach his first semi-final at Roland Garros. David Ferrer will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last four following his 6-2 6-1 6-1 success over Tommy Robredo.

In the women singles, top seed American Serena Williams survived a second set scare from former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova before reaching the French Open semi-finals.

Serena, the 2002 Roland Garros winner took the first set with ease before being pushed all the way by the unseeded Russian en route to a hard-fought 6-1 3-6 6-3 win.

Italian Sara Errani beat Agnieszka Radwanksa 6-4 7-6 (8-6) to also qualify for the last four.

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