No coach, no problem as Tsonga roars in Rotterdam

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France shrugged off the absence of his coach to defeat Belgium's David Goffin 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday and earn a first career title at the Rotterdam World Tennis tournament.

Sixth-seeded Tsonga, who lost the 2011 final to Robin Soderling, took just under two hours to beat the third-seeded Goffin, playing his second final in as many weeks after losing in Sofia seven days earlier to Grigor Dimitrov.

Tsonga earned his fourth victory over Goffin, who at least had the consolation of knowing he will be the first Belgian man to crack the world top 10 after his efforts in Rotterdam.