NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic downed Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 to reach a seventh US Open final Friday after a semi-final which featured booing, ripped shirts, cans of cola and thrilling shifts of momentum. - Bizarre match -It looked lightweight but carried a mighty punch as the Frenchman saved four set points in the sixth and seventh games. Monfils broke in the seventh game before the Serb regained his composure to close out the set after 36 minutes. By the sixth game, the 30-year-old had won just nine points which he managed to nudge into double figures by the end of it. Monfils saved three break points in the ninth game before clinching the set, celebrating his lifeline with a mighty roar.

Source: Bangkok Post September 09, 2016 22:18 UTC