Novak Djokovic vs. Gael Monfils: Score and Reaction from 2016 US Open

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Published: September 9, 2016

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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic punched his ticket to the U.S. Open final Friday with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory over 10th-seeded Gael Monfils in perhaps the wildest match of the tournament.

Djoker defeated the Frenchman, who appeared disinterested, bewildered and lacking in terms of effort for the first two sets before mounting a comeback and making a match of it.

With the win, Nole reached his seventh career U.S. Open final and sixth in the past seven years. It also marks his third Grand Slam final appearance of 2016.

According to ATP Media Info, seven U.S. Open finals puts Djokovic in some elite company:

[1] @DjokerNole in 7th #USOpen F, 1 shy of Open Era record, and 21st Grand Slam F, passing @RafaelNadal for 2nd all-time (@RogerFederer 27).

— ATP Media Info (@ATPMediaInfo) September 9, 2016 Djokovic entered the match fresh after two of his opponents retired and one was a walkover. That manifested itself into a quick start, as he needed just 16 minutes to take a 5-0 lead over Monfils in the first set.

While the 12-time Grand Slam champion was in great form, Monfils was hardly putting up a fight, as evidenced by this photo courtesy of We Are Tennis:



His bizarre approach seemingly started to get inside Djokovic's head, though, as the Serb struggled to serve out the set, and Monfils managed to cut the 5-0 deficit to 5-3.

The two-time U.S. Open champion dug deep and took the set 6-3, however, which broke an impressive run by Monfils, per ATP Media Info:



After regaining some momentum near the end of the opening set, Monfils continued to employ the same tactics in the second.

That prompted Carole Bouchard of SI.com to bring up the possibility of a physical issue with the 30-year-old underdog:



Much like the first set, the second set started to get away from Monfils quickly, as he fell behind...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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