ADVERTISEMENT
FINALLast update 5:19 PM ET
Summary
Key moments
Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
END OF MATCH: NOVAK DJOKOVIC'S VICTORY IN HIS RETURN TO THE MADRID OPEN
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 6-2) Gaël Monfils
Novak Djokovic saves a break ball and takes the game to close the match.
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 5-2) Gaël Monfils
Novak Djokovic breaks serve and serves to win the match
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 4-2) Gaël Monfils
Djokovic wins easily and is close to take the match
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 3-2) Gaël Monfils
Monfils wins the game and continues to fight to try to turn the score around.
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 3-1) Gaël Monfils
Djokovic comes back from 0-30 and confirms the break
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 2-1) Gaël Monfils
Djokovic takes the lead in the second set after taking advantage of the first opportunity to break serve;
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 1-1) Gaël Monfils
The Serb does not miss in the first service game of the second set.
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3 0-1) Gaël Monfils
The French tennis player takes the first game of this second set
WITH THIS POINT DJOKOVIC TAKES THE FIRST SET
1º Set Novak Djokovic (6-3) Gaël Monfils
The number 1 wins with his serve and takes the first set
1º Set Novak Djokovic (5-3) Gaël Monfils
French tennis player wins the game, but is forced to break serve
1º Set Novak Djokovic (5-2) Gaël Monfils
The French tennis player's ball goes out and could take the rest of the first set.
1º Set Novak Djokovic (4-2) Gaël Monfils
Number 1 breaks serve to take the lead in the first set
1º Set Novak Djokovic (3-2) Gaël Monfils
They returned to the court and the Serb had to save a break ball to continue without failing to serve.
The runway is closing
Therefore, the match between Novak Djokovic and Monfils will resume shortly.
It stops the match
The tennis players go to the locker room since it's dark. raining on the track
1º Set Novak Djokovic (2-2) Gaël Monfils
Easy game for Monfils with the service in favor
1º Set Novak Djokovic (2-1) Gaël Monfils
Novak Djokovic starts losing 0-30 and saves two break balls
1º Set Novak Djokovic (1-1) Gaël Monfils
started below, but the Frenchman turned it around and takes his first game of this match
1º Set Novak Djokovic (1-0) Gaël Monfils
The first game of the match is for the Serbian who does not fail with a serve in favor
All ready
The tennis players already on the court will begin taking out Novak Djokovic
It will start soon
As soon as the women's match between Kasatkina and Sara Sorribes is over, it will start. this duel
ATP Ranking
Novak Djokovic is number 1 in the ATP ranking, while on the other hand the French tennis player is number 21 in the Ranking.
Monfils in 2019 at the Madrid Open
The French tennis player had also not played this tournament in 2019. In that edition Monfils was defeated in the round of 16 by Roger Federer.
Novak Djokovic returns to play in the Open of Madrid, his last participation was in 2019
Three years later, the Serbian tennis player returns to play in the capital of Spain, where in his last participation he took the trophy even without granting a set throughout the tournament.
Opponent in round of 16
The winner of this match will qualify for the next round, the round of 16. The winner of the clash between the Serbian and the Frenchman will face the one who wins the match between Andy Murray vs. Denis Shapovalov, which we can also follow here on VAVEL
Novak Djokovic wants to keep number 1
The Serbian tennis player does not have it difficult at all if he wants to remain number 1 in the ATP, winning against Monfils helps him maintain the first position
1hour
1 hour will start1' the match between Novak Djokovic vs Monfils, in a meeting which will debut number one. Both the previous and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here in Vavel
