In the Brisbane International Presented by Evie Round of 16 on Thursday, No. 7-ranked Novak Djokovic meets No. 55 Gael Monfils. Djokovic is favored over Monfils, with -1099 odds compared to the underdog’s +600.

Djokovic was last in action on August 30, 2024 at the US Open, where he fell to Alexei Popyrin (4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6) in the Round of 32.

Monfils is coming off a two-set loss in his most recent match on September 27, 2024 in the Round of 32 at the China Open to Daniil Medvedev (3-6, 4-6).

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Djokovic vs. Monfils match information

• Tournament: The Brisbane International Presented by Evie
• Round: Round of 16
• Date: Thursday, January 2
• Venue: Queensland Tennis Centre
• Location: Brisbane, Australia
• Court Surface: Hard

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Match odds

Djokovic stats

• Djokovic has played 48 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces), and 26.6 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches).
• Djokovic has played 21 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months, and 30.1 games per match (28 in best-of-three matches).
• Over the past year, Djokovic has won 30.3% of his return games and 85.4% of his service games.
• Djokovic has won 25.9% of his return games on hard courts over the past year, and 87% of his service games.
• Over his last 10 tournaments, Djokovic has won 84.8% of his service games and 31.3% of his return games.
• Djokovic is 44th in break points won on all surfaces over the past year, converting 178 of 425 (41.9%).
• Djokovic has converted 41.5% of his break-point chances (164 of 395) over his last 10 tournaments.

Monfils stats

• Monfils is averaging 26.8 games per match (25.1 in best-of-three matches) in his 49 matches played in the past 12 months across all court surfaces, winning 51.2% of those games.
• Monfils has played 33 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, and has averaged 26.8 games per match (25.8 in best-of-three matches) and 10.1 games per set while winning 52.4% of games.
• Including all surfaces, Monfils’ service game winning percentage is 80.3% in the past year, and his return game winning percentage is 22.1%.
• While playing on hard courts, Monfils has an 81.2% winning percentage in service games and a 23.7% winning percentage in return games.
• Monfils has won 18.2% of his return games over his last 10 tournaments, and 79.6% of his service games.
• Monfils has won 39.1% of his break points in the past year (131 out of 335, which ranks 71st).
• Including all surfaces, Monfils has converted 35.8% of his break-point chances (43 of 120) over his last 10 tournaments.

Novak Djokovic vs. Gael Monfils head-to-head

• In the one match between Djokovic and Monfils in the last two years, in the Western & Southern Open Round of 16, Djokovic won 6-3, 6-2.
• Djokovic and Monfils have played two sets, and Djokovic has won all of them.
• In 17 total games against each other, Djokovic has the upper hand, winning 12 of them over Monfils.
• Djokovic and Monfils are averaging 17 games and two sets in their one match against each other.