Rogers Cup: Monfils, Djokovic reach semi-finals
Reuters
Toronto, ON, CanadaUpdated: Jul 30, 2016, 06:26 AM IST
Gael Monfils of France reacts after breaking serve against Milos Raonic of Canada during the quarter final action at the Rogers Cup in Toronto Photograph:(AFP)
Frenchman Gael Monfils maintained his run of brilliant form when he nullified Milos Raonic's big serve to eliminate the local favourite from the Rogers Cup in Toronto on Friday (July 29).
Monfils displayed his renowned athleticism in a high-quality quarter-final, relying on his lightning-fast court coverage to manufacture a 6-4 6-4 victory over the losing Wimbledon finalist.
The 10th seed set up a semi-final against top seed Novak Djokovic, who overcame poor serving and 33 unforced errors to beat Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(6) 6-4 in an error-riddled match.
Second seed Stan Wawrinka and third seed Kei Nishikori will meet in Saturday's other semi-final. Five days after ending a drought of more than two years by winning an ATP event in Washington, Monfils took his hot form with him north of the border.
The capacity evening crowd did their best to lift powerful Canadian Raonic, but Monfils, whose attitude has often been questioned, did not buckle against the fourth seed.
Earlier, Djokovic staved off three set points in a first-set tiebreak before improving his career record against Berdych to 25-2.
(Reuters)
Monfils displayed his renowned athleticism in a high-quality quarter-final, relying on his lightning-fast court coverage to manufacture a 6-4 6-4 victory over the losing Wimbledon finalist.
The 10th seed set up a semi-final against top seed Novak Djokovic, who overcame poor serving and 33 unforced errors to beat Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(6) 6-4 in an error-riddled match.
Second seed Stan Wawrinka and third seed Kei Nishikori will meet in Saturday's other semi-final. Five days after ending a drought of more than two years by winning an ATP event in Washington, Monfils took his hot form with him north of the border.
The capacity evening crowd did their best to lift powerful Canadian Raonic, but Monfils, whose attitude has often been questioned, did not buckle against the fourth seed.
Earlier, Djokovic staved off three set points in a first-set tiebreak before improving his career record against Berdych to 25-2.
(Reuters)