Gaël Monfils (ATP 55) was beaten 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round of the Brisbane tournament by Novak Djokovic (7). The Serb thus dominated the Frenchman for the 20th time in 20 confrontations!
In each set, Djokovic, who qualified for the quarter-finals, took Monfils’ serve very early, exploiting the only break point he got in the first set, then taking “white” Monfils’ service at 1-1 in the second where he even stole the Frenchman’s commitment a second time at 5-3.
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The Serbian, in good shape, committing few direct errors, dominant in the rally, had a serious match and left no chance to Monfils, 38, who only had one break point to spare. eat throughout the game.
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Djokovic, former world No. 1 who is coming out of a 2024 season without a Grand Slam title – a first since 2017 – will try at 37 to win a 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, his favorite major tournament that he has won 10 times, starting on January 12 in Melbourne.
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