Djokovic and Tsonga meet again in semis

Novak Djokovic overwhelmed Gael Monfils in their quarterfinal clash at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

• World number one beats Gael Monfils comfortably to set up clash with Tsonga
  
• Djokovic beat the Frenchman in semifinals at Wimbledon in July
  
• Mardy Fish to face Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic in other semifinal in Montreal

(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic is through to the semifinals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal after defeating France's Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-1 on Friday.

The world number one had to save a break point in the opening game of the match but quickly went on to dominate the set and the match, coasting to victory in just one hour 14 minutes.

"I have played the best match of the tournament, no doubt. Everything is going well," Djokovic said, ATPWorldTour.com reported.

The win sets up a rematch with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who the Serb beat at the same stage at Wimbledon at the beginning of last month.

Having defeating Roger Federer in three sets on Thursday, Tsonga, seeded 13th here, put on another fine performance beating the number eight seed Nicolas Almagro from Spain 6-4, 6-4 in their quarterfinal tie.

It's going to be a tough one. It's a fast service. I need to return well and hope I can get some chances
--Novak Djokovic

• Novak Djokovic
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
• ATP World Tour
• Mardy Fish

"The match yesterday took a lot of stamina and today my energy level was low," Tsonga said, ATPWorldTour.com reported.

"Therefore, I decided to focus only on a number of return games and try to focus on holding my serve," he added, ATPWorldTour.com reported.

Tsonga currently leads Djokovic five matches to three in head-to-head meetings.

"If he serves well, he can beat anybody. He showed that in the previous couple of tournaments," Djokovic said, ATPWorldTour reported.

"So it's going to be a tough one. It's a fast service. I need to return well and hope I can get some chances," the three-time grand slam champion added, ATPWorldTour reported.

In Saturday's other semifinal, Mardy Fish will meet Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic.

The American won through against Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in three sets 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, while the 29-year-old Serb defeated number seven seed Tomas Berdych in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 in their quarterfinal clash.

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