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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Roger Federer in Rogers Cup final in Toronto

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns the ball against Roger Federer of Switzerland during the Rogers Cup Men's tennis tournament final in Toronto on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim) (The Associated Press)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France celebrates winning the first set against Roger Federer of Switzerland during the Rogers Cup Men's tennis tournament final in Toronto on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Vincent Elkaim) (The Associated Press)

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Rogers Cup on Sunday, beating second-seeded Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (3) for his fourth straight victory over a higher-seeded opponent.

The 13th-seeded Frenchman won his first ATP Tour title of the season and 11th overall. He beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic on Thursday, eighth-seeded Andy Murray on Friday and seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov on Saturday.

Tsonga improved to 5-11 against Federer.

Federer dropped to 2-5 in finals this season, with his victories coming in Dubai and Halle.

In the doubles final, Bruno Soares Alexander Peya topped Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Meloof 6-4, 6-3.