'Steaming humidity'published at 20:06 British Summer Time 9 September 2016
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Summary
Djokovic & Wawrinka through to US Open final
Stan Wawrinka (Swi) beats Kei Nishikori (Jpn) 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-2
Novak Djokovic (Ser) beats Gael Monfils (Fra) 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-2
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'Steaming humidity'published at 20:06 British Summer Time 9 September 2016
The route to the semi-finalpublished at 20:05 British Summer Time 9 September 2016
So how have we got here? Novak Djokovic has spent a lot more time with his feet up than expected, while Gael Monfils has been very impressive, not dropping a set in his five matches.
Postpublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 9 September 2016
Good evening and welcome to BBC Sport's live text commentary from the US Open men's semi-finals as Novak Djokovic plays Gael Monfils before Stan Wawrinka takes on Kei Nishikori, the man who ended Andy Murray's hopes.
Image source, Getty ImagesUnstoppable Djokovic?published at 20:00 British Summer Time 9 September 2016
Novak Djokovic has never had it so easy.
Three times in five matches his opponents have withdrawn or pulled out through injury as he has coasted into the US Open semi-finals.
Image source, Getty ImagesHe has reached the US Open final in five of the last six years, winning the title on two occasions, and has only lost two Grand Slam matches since the start of 2015.
Image source, Getty ImagesUnstoppable? Surprise semi-finalist Gael Monfils hopes he is the man to beat the world number one, but he will have to do something he has never done before. Today would be a great time to claim his first win over Djokovic.
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