Jo-Wilfried Tsonga claimed the Open 13 title in Marseille with a hard-fought straight-sets win over fellow Frenchman Michael Llodra in Sunday's final.

The fourth seed defeated his unseeded opponent 7-5 7-6 (7/3) in one hour and 43 minutes to secure his fourth ATP title.

The 2008 Australian Open finalist, who beat top seed Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals on Saturday, broke for the second time in the 11th game and then held his serve to take the opening set.

The second set went with serve, Llodra saving two break points before Tsonga made short work of the tie-break.

Tsonga's serve proved a telling factor as he won 87 per cent of points on his first serve throughout the contest - 100 per cent in the second set.

Llodra could only get 57 per cent of his first serves in, compared to Tsonga's 67, while the fourth seed sent down 11 aces and did not deliver a single double fault.

Llodra managed just seven aces and served four double faults.

Tsonga said: "It was a great week for me. I played perhaps my best tennis since the start of the year and I'm really happy about that.

"Today I played really well, like yesterday (against Djokovic). Against Michael it's different because you have to hit passing shots all the time and you're always under pressure."

Llodra added: "Overall it's been an amazing week for me.

"In my 12-year career I never passed the second round at a French tournament so it feels really good to have reached the final here in Marseille in front of my friends and family."