Novak Djokovic topples Ivan Gakhov 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 2nd round in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Tuesday. Djokovic is going to play against Lorenzo Musetti or Luca Nardi in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 47 minutes. The Serbian won this tournament twice in 2013 and 2015. Here you can see his history at this event.
Djokovic added to his prize money € 36,060 after winning this match. He has already won € 77,760 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Serbian will add € 67,620 to his earnings to get in total € 145,380 in total.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Ivan Gakhov Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Monte-Carlo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Novak scored 79 points vs. the Russian’s 63.
Djokovic
The Serbian served very well to win 77% of the points (30/39) behind his first serve, and he won 62% points (16/26) on his second serve. Novak won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities.
Gakhov
On the other side, Gakhov had some problems converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Gakhov is 1-0 for Novak.
Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti or Luca Nardi – stats
Djokovic will square off with either Lorenzo Musetti or Luca Nardi in the 3rd round. The head to head is 3-0 vs. Lorenzo Musetti and 0-0 vs. Luca Nardi.
Live score progression and stats
Novak won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 7th (3-4) game, The Serbian broke back in the 8th (4-4) game to conquer the set 7-6.
Djokovic converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Gakhov converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40).
They played 98 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Djokovic won just 2 points more than Gakhov (50-48). Djokovic lost 12 points on serve (23-12). on the other side of the court, Ivan conceded 27 points on serve (36-27).
Novak in this set was more solid than Gakhov and without struggling too much he won 6-2 after breaking Gakhov in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Gakhov was not able to offer any resistance in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.
Novak converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Ivan wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (2-5 40-A).
They played 42 points. Djokovic was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than Gakhov (26-16). The Serbian surrendered 7 points on serve (15-7). on the other side of the net, Ivan conceded 11 points on serve (9-11).
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