At this rate, it is no longer even a psychological advantage that Novak Djokovic possesses before facing Gaël Monfils. With 19 successes in a row against the Frenchman, the Djoker added a small unit to obtain a rounded count, this Thursday, by beating Monfils for the twentieth time, during the second round of the ATP tournament in Brisbane, which serves as preparation for the Australian Open, which begins on January 12.
A quiet victory for the former world No. 1 (6-4, 6-3), who did not need to put up a huge battle, notably by taking the Monf serve at the start of the set twice. For his part, the Frenchman (38 years old) only had one break point to his credit, but was unable to convert it. A match much less close than the first in history between the two days on the main circuit.
It was at the 2005 US Open, and Novak Djokovic won in five sets (7-5, 4-6, 7-6, 0-6, 7-5). Since this match, the Frenchman has lost all his matches against the Serbian. Who celebrated this 20/20 by imitating a violinist and a saxophonist, at the express request of his two children. So no bad grade for Djoko at the start of 2025.
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