But the semi-final was clouded by controversy when 30-year-old Monfils appeared to stop competing in the first set, standing inside the baseline, airily slicing first serves back to Djokovic. I had to change a little bit. "He starts to double fault a little bit. Monfils was furious that he had been branded as unprofessional by McEnroe who was commentating for American television. To change is guts, I show you that I play non-academic way."

Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2016 00:45 UTC