Tsonga into the QF at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS: Eighth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga reached the quarter-finals at Indian Wells on Wednesday with a three-set victory over Milos Raonic in a rematch of their record-breaking Olympic tussle.

France's Tsonga needed one hour and 54 minutes to get past the Canadian 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, moving through when Raonic, known for his booming serve, delivered a double-fault on the first match point.

The two met in the first round at the London Olympics, with Tsonga winning 6-3, 3-6, 25-23, the third set the longest recorded in Games history.

Raonic's serve also deserted him at the crucial moment of the second set. Neither player had been broken, but he was unable to force a tiebreaker as he dropped his serve in the 12th game and send the match to a third set.

Tsonga will face either World No. 1 Novak Djokovic or American Sam Querrey in the quarter-finals of the combined ATP Masters and WTA tournament. (AFP)