Novak Djokovic vs Gael Monfils — Shanghai Masters Quarter-final

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
Novak Djokovic
SRB
Novak Djokovic
#7ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2013
hard
Gael Monfils
FRA
Gael Monfils
#325ATP
1803ELO
1784Hard ELO
39 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Djokovic N.
6-7 6-2 6-4
Monfils G.
Djokovic N.
64662
Monfils G.
77241

Novak Djokovic defeated Gael Monfils 6-7 6-2 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Novak Djokovic came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 19–0, defending the title. Novak Djokovic extended the head-to-head to 20–0.

Key context

Head to head

19–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-12-30BrisbaneR16hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3
2023-08-14Cincinnati MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2
2022-05-02Madrid MastersR32clayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2
2020-02-24DubaiSFhardNovak Djokovic2-6 7-6(8) 6-1
2020-01-06Atp CupRRhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2
2018-01-15Australian OpenR64hardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-3 6-1 6-3
2017-06-26EastbourneFgrassNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4
2016-08-29US OpenSFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2 3-6 6-2
2016-07-25Canada MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-2
2014-10-27Paris MastersR16hardNovak Djokovic6-3 7-6(2)
2014-08-04Canada MastersR32hardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-7(4) 7-6(2)
2011-08-14Cincinnati MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic3-6 6-4 6-3
2011-08-08Canada MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-1
2010-12-03Davis Cup WG F: SRB vs FRARRhardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-2 6-4
2010-08-30US OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic7-6(2) 6-1 6-2
2009-11-08Paris MastersFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 5-7 7-6(3)
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsQFhardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-1 6-4
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR16clayNovak Djokovic7-6(5) 7-6(5) 6-3
2005-08-29US OpenR128hardNovak Djokovic7-5 4-6 7-6(5) 0-6 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Monfils G.

Monfils G.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Djokovic N.Monfils G.
68
Serve
26
62
Return
37

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Djokovic N.Monfils G.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.3
8.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Djokovic N.Monfils G.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
99
89
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Clear edge
99
76
Deciding sets·Slight edge
100
92
Tiebreaks·Even
100
98

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Djokovic N.Monfils G.
Freshness·
62
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Djokovic N.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 91%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
del Potro J.
6-13-67-63
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Tsonga J.
6-27-5
del Potro J.
Nadal R.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Tsonga J.
Mayer F.
6-26-3
Nadal R.
Wawrinka S.
7-6106-1
Djokovic N.
Monfils G.
6-746-26-4
del Potro J.
Almagro N.
6-36-3
R16
del Potro J.
Haas T.
W/O
Tsonga J.
Nishikori K.
7-656-0
Nadal R.
Berlocq C.
6-17-65
Wawrinka S.
Raonic M.
7-626-4
Almagro N.
Berdych T.
6-766-37-64
Djokovic N.
Fognini F.
6-36-3
Monfils G.
Federer R.
6-46-756-3
Mayer F.
Ferrer D.
6-46-3
R32
Fognini F.
Robredo T.
7-632-1
Haas T.
Brands D.
6-46-4
Nadal R.
Dolgopolov A.
6-36-2
Berlocq C.
Isner J.
6-47-64
Raonic M.
Verdasco F.
7-613-66-3
Wawrinka S.
Anderson K.
6-43-67-65
Berdych T.
Lopez F.
7-656-2
Almagro N.
Chardy J.
6-36-4
del Potro J.
Kohlschreiber P.
3-66-37-64
Tsonga J.
Andujar P.
6-36-2
Nishikori K.
Melzer J.
6-43-66-1
Mayer F.
Paire B.
7-617-5
Ferrer D.
Rosol L.
6-36-4
Federer R.
Seppi A.
6-46-3
Monfils G.
Pospisil V.
7-57-64
Djokovic N.
Granollers M.
6-26-0
R64
Andujar P.
Youzhny M.
5-2
Haas T.
Querrey S.
6-46-4
Almagro N.
Soeda G.
7-656-2
Chardy J.
Tomic B.
7-56-2
Isner J.
Giraldo S.
4-67-57-5
Raonic M.
Przysiezny M.
6-46-4
Verdasco F.
Zhang Z.
7-56-2
Anderson K.
Hanescu V.
4-67-657-64
Lopez F.
Nieminen J.
7-624-66-3
Paire B.
Simon G.
6-46-3
Mayer F.
Wu D.
6-36-3
Rosol L.
Benneteau J.
6-31-66-3
Seppi A.
Hewitt L.
6-46-2
Monfils G.
Ito T.
6-36-2
Pospisil V.
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
Robredo T.
Montanes A.
6-46-1
Fognini F.
Lorenzi P.
4-67-656-4
Granollers M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-4
Berlocq C.
Tursunov D.
4-66-46-4
Dolgopolov A.
Russell M.
6-16-3
Brands D.
Falla A.
7-637-5
Melzer J.
Dodig I.
4-66-36-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Gong M.
7-56-2
Nishikori K.
Dimitrov G.
6-36-4