ATP-Brisbane: Monfils beaten by Djokovic for 20e times in 20 matches
Gaël Monfils (55e world) was beaten 6-3, 6-3 in 1h12 in the second round of the ATP 250 tournament in Brisbane by the Serbian Novak Djokovic (7e), who dominated the Frenchman for the twentieth time in twenty matches, Thursday January 2.
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| Frenchman Gaël Monfils in the second round of the Brisbane tournament against Serbian Novak Djokovic on January 2. |
| Photo : AFP/VNA/CVN |
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.
-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.
Djokovic, ex-No1 in the world coming out of a 2024 season without a Grand Slam title – a first since 2017 – will try at 37 to achieve a 25e Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, his favorite major tournament which he has won ten times, starting on January 12 in Melbourne.
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