TSONGA REACHES BRISBANE QUARTER-FINAL

Not a great way to start the year for last year Paris ATP Masters winner, who loses to fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the quarter final at Brisbane in Australia after winning the first set 6-1.

Brisbane, Australia 250, 4-Jan-09, O, Hard, Draw: 32

R32 Calleri, Agustin (ARG) 62 6-2 7-5 R16 Nieminen, Jarkko (FIN) 41 0-6 7-6(1) 7-6(5) Q Gasquet, Richard (FRA) 23 6-1 4-6 2-6

This Event Points: 45, ATP Ranking: 7, Prize Money: $11,675