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

Date: Sep 10, 2016*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2016
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 32m

Match Statistics

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Gael Monfils
Aces	1	11
Double faults	7	11
First serve %	64	54
First serve points won %	68	62
Second serve points won %	53	37
Break points saved %	64	60
Break points converted %	40	36
Service points won %	62	50
Return points won %	50	38
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Gael Monfils
Country	SRB	FRA
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Sep 1, 1986
Age	29	30
Height	188 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	12
Ranking points (entering)	14,840	2,835
Elo (entering)	2,515	2,157
Current career W-L	1,141–231	576–362
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #11	6-3 6-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2016	QF
Kyle Edmund #84	6-2 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2016	R16
Mikhail Youzhny #61	4-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2016	R32
Jiri Vesely #49	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 2016	R64
Jerzy Janowicz #247	6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2016	R128

Novak Djokovic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Wawrinka #3	7-6(1) 4-6 5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 2016	F

Gael Monfils's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lucas Pouille #25	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 2016	QF
Marcos Baghdatis #44	6-3 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 6, 2016	R16
Nicolas Almagro #48	6-4 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 2016	R32
Jan Satral #226	7-5 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 2016	R64
Gilles Muller #37	6-4 6-2 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2016	R128