After being eliminated from the men's double content at Brisbane International 2025, Novak Djokovic returned to focus on the men's singles. This afternoon, the Serbian player has just played in the match within the second round. His opponent is the old General Gael Monfils.
Notably, this talented screen marked the 20th Djokovic and Monfils meeting at ATP Tour. In 19 previous encounters, Nole won. This match, Monfils has not been able to make a difference.
Entering Set 1, Djokovic faced 1 break-point right in game 3. However, he successfully resolved. Shortly thereafter, the Serbian player broke the next serve game of Monfils before the end of the set with the 6-3 victory.
Set 2, the game did not change much. Djokovic continued to win the break early and then won 6-3 final. In this set, Monfils doesn't even have any chance to win.
In the end, Djokovic defeated the 20th Monfils in his career with a score of 6-3, 6-3. This result also brought him to the quarter -finals of Brisbane International 2025. The No. 1 seed will encounter Reilly Opelka to compete for tickets to the semi -finals.
