1 Novak Djokovic advanced to the U.S. Open final with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory Friday over Frenchman Gael Monfils in a match that featured occasionally bizarre shifts in momentum and tactics. But toward the end of that set Monfils started bending over at the waist and showing signs that he was either ill or struggling with his fitness. That gave a clear edge in the fourth set to Djokovic, who wrapped up the victory in two hours and 32 minutes even though he called for the trainer to receive treatment on his shoulder during the contest. With the win, the 29-year-old Djokovic, a two-time U.S. Open champion in 2011 and 2015, advanced to his seventh final at this hard-court Grand Slam event and his sixth final in the past seven years. Next up for the Serbian in the final will be the winner of Friday's second men's semifinal pitting Japanese No.

Source: Fox News September 09, 2016 23:37 UTC