World no.1 Novak Djokovic contiued his dominant run towards Gael Monfils as he downed the Frenchman for the nineteenth time in his profession.
The Serbian tennis ace recorded a 6-3, 6-2 win in simply 67 minutes on Thursday to advance on the Western & Southern Open.
The primary set noticed no breaks untl the eighth recreation, when Djokovic utilized extra stress, and Monfils succumbed.
Djokovic was spectacular on his personal serve, hardly dropping any factors. The 2-time former champion broke 3 times within the second set, earlier than struggling the one break within the match. He served out the victory two video games later to storm into the final eight of the ATP 1000 Masters occasion.
“If you play one of the crucial athletic guys on the Tour, it’s important to be prepared, each ball comes again. A few factors immediately, particularly within the first set he confirmed his athleticism. I managed to carry my serve actually comfortably. I used to be hitting the spots properly, and simply made him play,” stated Novak. “He made a couple of unforced errors at 4-3 within the first set at hand me the break. After that it was no wanting again for me. I began to boost the extent an increasing number of, performed nearly a flawless second set. I assume his recreation fits me. It’s nice to see him again taking part in at a excessive degree.”
Match statistics: aces (1-6), double faults (3-5), winners (7-15), unforced errors (14-38), whole factors gained (62-39).
Subsequent up for Nole might be house favorite Taylor Fritz, who reached the quarter-finals when Laslo Djere retired whereas trailing 0-5.
Djokovic holds an ideal 6-0 H2H file towards the American.
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