Novak Djokovic vs Gael Monfils, US Open 2016, Semifinal

Grand Slam · Semifinal · Hard · Fri 9 Sept

Final

Novak Djokovic

WinnerRank #121.1884%

Djokovic won in 4 sets · 2h 32m

3–1

Set 16–3

Set 26–2

Set 33–6

Set 46–2

Gael Monfils

LostRank #2546.0116%

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, USA· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

3.6vs last year

Wind

15 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

72%

Humid

Temperature

32°C

Warm

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

1Aces11

7Double faults11

69/10665%1st serve %54%60/111

30/3781%2nd serve %78%40/51

47/6968%1st serve points won62%37/60

19/3751%2nd serve points won37%19/51

7/1164%Break points saved60%12/20

17Service games played17

Return

23/6038%1st serve return points32%22/69

32/5163%2nd serve return points49%18/37

8/2040%Break points converted36%4/11

17Return games played17

Points

66Service points won56

55Receiver points won40

9Max points in a row5

Games

5Max games in a row5

Djokovic6

Monfils2

150300400

Djokovic5

Monfils2

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Djokovic4

Monfils2

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Djokovic3

Monfils2

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Djokovic3

Monfils1

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Djokovic2

Monfils1

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Djokovic1

Monfils1

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Djokovic1

Monfils0

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Head to head

19Djokovic

1Monfils

20 meetings

Hard 16–0Clay 2–1Grass 1–0

US OpenSemifinal · 9 Sept 2016HardThis match
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 3Set 4: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 6Set 4: 2
BrisbaneRound of 16 · 2 Jan 2025Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
Cincinnati MastersRound of 16 · 17 Aug 2023Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 3 May 2022Clay
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Paris MastersRound of 16 · 4 Nov 2021Hard
Novak Djokovic
Gael Monfils
Gael Monfils · Walkover
DubaiSemifinal · 28 Feb 2020Hard
Novak Djokovic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 7¹⁰Set 3: 6
Gael Monfils
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁸Set 3: 1

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Novak Djokovic vs Gael Monfils, US Open 2016, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research