( CNN ) -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is two victories away from becoming the first local male player to win the French Open in 30 years after he dismantled Roger Federer in a stunning 7-5 6-3 6-3 victory in Tuesday 's quarterfinal . The 28-year-old must now beat Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer , who saw off compatriot Tommy Robredo in a 6-2 6-1 6-1 win , in the semifinal if he is to replicate Yannick Noah 's 1983 triumph . Only one Frenchman has reached the men 's singles finals at Roland Garros since , with Henri Laconte beaten by Mats Wilander of Sweden in 1988 . Sixth seed Tsonga was in irresistible form on Tuesday as he atoned for the intense disappointment of his quarterfinal exit against Novak Djokovic last year , when he lost despite creating four match points . `` It 's extraordinary to be here and to have won , '' he said . `` I could not have dreamed it any better . I played superbly and I beat a champion who has won everything . '' When Federer took an early break in the first set , it seemed as though the Swiss would be coasting to yet another grand slam semifinal but the 28-year-old Frenchman rallied in superb form . The first Frenchman into the last four since Gael Monfils five years ago , Tsonga has reached his first semifinal at Roland Garros without dropping a set . Meanwhile , 31-year-old Federer -- who was bidding for an 18th grand slam title -- struggled to find any rhythm on a surface where he has never convinced . The defeat means the former world number one has failed to reach the semifinals of a grand slam for only the fifth time since 2004 . Only one of his 17 grand slams has come in Paris , with the Swiss having won the Australian Open four times , the U.S. Open on five occasions and Wimbledon in seven different years . In a performance littered with 34 unforced errors , the demise of 2009 champions Federer came in just one hour and 51 minutes to the delight of those watching courtside at the Chatrier stadium . `` I thought he played great today , '' Federer said . `` He was , in all areas , better than me today . That 's why the result was pretty clean . `` I was impressed by the way he played today . I think I struggled a little bit everywhere . To be honest , personally , I 'm pretty sad about the match and the way I played . '' Tsonga -- who lost his only grand slam final to Novak Djokovic at the 2008 Australian Open -- has triumphed in only one of his three meetings against Ferrer , when defeating the Spaniard at Wimbledon in 2011 . Ferrer made light work of beating Robredo as he reached the semifinals at Roland Garros for the second year in succession , the key difference being that -- like Tsonga -- he has not dropped a set this time around . On Wednesday , the lineup for the second semifinal will be known when world No . 1 Novak Djokovic takes on Tommy Haas while Rafael Nadal will try to continue his domination of Paris when facing Switzerland 's Stanislas Wawrinka .
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Roger Federer in straight sets to reach French Open semifinals . Frenchman could become the first local male champion since Yannick Noah in 1983 . Sixth seed will meet David Ferrer in the semifinals .