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Novak Djokovic #1 def. Gael Monfils #9

2-6 7-6(8) 6-1

Match Information

Date	Feb 29, 2020*
Tournament	Dubai
Category	ATP 500
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Novak Djokovic
Score	2-6 7-6(8) 6-1
Loser	Gael Monfils
Duration	2h 35m

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Gael Monfils
Aces	5	8
Double faults	1	6
First serve %	74	61
First serve points won %	61	65
Second serve points won %	52	38
Break points saved %	57	64
Break points converted %	36	43
Service points won %	58	54
Return points won %	46	42
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Gael Monfils
Country	SRB	FRA
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Sep 1, 1986
Age	32	33
Height	188	193
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	9
Ranking points (entering)	9,720	2,860
Elo (entering)	2,333	2,045
Career W-L	1,122–223	569–356
Career earnings	$193,469,626	$25,007,032

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic 13 – 0 Gael Monfils

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 28, 2020	QF	Karen Khachanov	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 27, 2020	R16	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 26, 2020	R32	Malek Jaziri	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Novak Djokovic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 29, 2020	F	Stefanos Tsitsipas	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Gael Monfils's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 28, 2020	QF	Richard Gasquet	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 27, 2020	R16	Yasutaka Uchiyama	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 26, 2020	R32	Marton Fucsovics	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data