In August, Monfils entered the US Open seeded 10th and reached the semifinals without dropping a set, defeating prominent players Gilles Müller, Jan Šátral, Nicolás Almagro, Marcos Baghdatis, and Lucas Pouille in order en route.
Monfils entered the US Open. This was in August. This US Open was seeded 10th. Monfils reached the semifinals without. This was in August. Monfils was dropping a set. This was in August. Monfils was defeating prominent players Gilles Müller en route. This was in August. Monfils was defeating prominent players Jan Šátral en route. This was in August. Monfils was defeating prominent players Nicolás Almagro en route. This was in August. Monfils was defeating prominent players Marcos Baghdatis en route. This was in August. Monfils was defeating prominent players Lucas Pouille in order en route. This was in August.