SF US Open 2016

Novak Djokovic #1 def. Gael Monfils #12

6-3 6-2 3-6 6-2

Novak Djokovic defeated Gael Monfils 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the 2016 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicGael Monfils
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
111
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
711
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.2%54.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.6%61.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.6%37.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.3%50.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.5%37.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.8%44.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.4-13.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.2+1.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicGael Monfils
Country SRB FRA
Birth dateMay 22, 1987Sep 1, 1986
Age2930
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)112
Ranking points (entering)14,8402,835
Elo (entering)2,5152,157
Current career W-L1,141–231577–363
Current career earnings$194,691,590$25,067,477
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #1 11 0 Gael Monfils #12

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #116-3 6-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2016QF
Kyle Edmund #846-2 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2016R16
Mikhail Youzhny #614-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2016R32
Jiri Vesely #49(w/o)WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2016R64
Jerzy Janowicz #2476-3 5-7 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2016R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stan Wawrinka #37-6(1) 4-6 5-7 3-6LH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2016F

Gael Monfils's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lucas Pouille #256-4 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 8, 2016QF
Marcos Baghdatis #446-3 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2016R16
Nicolas Almagro #486-4 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2016R32
Jan Satral #2267-5 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2016R64
Gilles Muller #376-4 6-2 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2016R128