Strange affair as Djokovic downs Monfils to reach 7th US Open final

Novak Djokovic downed Gael Monfils to reach a seventh US Open final Friday after a semi-final in which the Frenchman was roundly booed and accused of not trying. The world number one and defending champion won 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 and will face either Stan Wawrinka or Kei Nishikori in Sunday's final where he will bid to win a third major of 2016 and 13th of his career. In a match of high drama and controversy, Monfils was jeered for an apparent lack of effort as he threatened to capitulate in stra