Djokovic powers past Monfils into US Open semis

NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic reached the US Open semi-finals for a fourth consecutive year with a convincing 7-6 6-1 6-2 victory over Gael Monfils on Wednesday.

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Published: Thu 9 Sep 2010, 9:56 AM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 9:18 AM

France’s Monfils, cheered on by countryman and New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry, jumped ahead 4-2 after breaking the number three seed’s serve, but Djokovic broke back and dominated the subsequent tiebreak 7-2.

Monfils, who had never beaten his Serbian opponent in four previous meetings, failed to hold serve in the second set and Djokovic was similarly dominant in the final set as he rounded off the contest in two hours 24 minutes.


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