Novak Djokovic #1 def. Gael Monfils #9

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

Novak Djokovic defeated Gael Monfils 2-6 7-6(8) 6-1 in the 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNovak DjokovicGael Monfils
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
58
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
16
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
74.0%60.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
60.6%64.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.0%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%63.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.3%53.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
36.4%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.1%41.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.0%48.0%
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.
-4.9-9.4
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.
+9.4+4.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2020 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
Age3233
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)19
Ranking points (entering)9,7202,860
Elo (entering)2,3322,048
Current career W-L1,141–231577–363
Current career earnings$194,691,590$25,067,477
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic #1 14 0 Gael Monfils #9

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karen Khachanov #176-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2020QF
Philipp Kohlschreiber #806-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2020R16
Malek Jaziri #2606-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2020R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefanos Tsitsipas #66-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 29, 2020F

Gael Monfils's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Gasquet #566-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2020QF
Yasutaka Uchiyama #996-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2020R16
Marton Fucsovics #706-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2020R32