Novak Djokovic defeats De Minaur in the quarter to battle vs Ruud or Humbert. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS RESULTS

MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS - MONTE-CARLO RESULTS. Djokovic bests De Minaur to come up against Casper Ruud or Ugo Humbert in the semifinal

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Alex De Minaur

Novak Djokovic aces Alex De Minaur 7-5 6-4 in the quarter in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Friday. Djokovic will have to play Casper Ruud or Ugo Humbert in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 4 minutes. Djokovic won this tournament twice in 2013 and 2015. Here you can see his history at this event.

Djokovic
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Djokovic's Record

Novak added to his prize money € 124,740 after winning this match. He has already won € 274,425 until now in this event. If he wins the next match, Novak will add € 227,455 to his earnings to get in total € 501,880.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Alex De Minaur Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Monte-Carlo

Djokovic’s Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6DC7ap7gig

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic
Minaur
Novak Djokovic
7-5 6-4
2h:04
Alex De Minaur
73
73
Total points
62
62
27
27
Winners
18
18
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
29%
29%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
3
3
1
1
Double Faults
4
4
66%
66%
1st in
42%
42%
64%
64%
1st won
60%
60%
27/42
27/42
1st won
18/30
18/30
59%
59%
2nd won
49%
49%
13/22
13/22
2nd won
20/41
20/41
-- Break Points --
5/11
5/11
Total
3/7
3/7
45%
45%
Won
43%
43%
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At the end of the match, Djokovic scored 73 points vs. De Minaur’s 62.

Djokovic

Djokovic won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.

De Minaur

On the other side, Alex wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this contest, the head to head between Djokovic and De Minaur is 2-1 for Novak.

Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud or Ugo Humbert – stats

Djokovic will square off with either Casper Ruud or Ugo Humbert in the semifinal. The head to head is 5-0 vs. Casper Ruud and 1-0 vs. Ugo Humbert.Novak Djokovic Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Djokovic 7-5
DjokovicMinaur
7
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
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7
5
15
0
30
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30
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40
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6
5
15
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30
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40
DjokovicMinaur
5
5
0
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40
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A
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4
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0
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4
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2
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0
DjokovicMinaur
2
2
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1
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A
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A
40

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Djokovic grabbed in the 12th game (7-5) before ultimately winning the set (7-5).

Djokovic failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 30.

The Serbian was unable to convert any of the 6 conquered break points. He had 6 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 10th (5-4 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Alex was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40).

They played 84 points. Djokovic won 8 more points than De Minaur (46-38). The Serbian surrendered 11 points on serve (30-11). on the other side of the net, the Australian conceded 16 points on serve (27-16).

2nd Set -
Djokovic 6-4
DjokovicMinaur
6
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
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5
4
15
0
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0
40
0
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4
4
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4
3
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A
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4
2
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3
2
15
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3
1
0
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2
1
0
15
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15
40
DjokovicMinaur
2
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
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30

Djokovic had a racing start in this set after breaking Alex De Minaur in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Novak to win the set since De Minaur managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (3-4) game. Novak maintained his focus to break the Australian in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game.

The Serbian converted 80% of his break points (4/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 4th (2-1 30-40), the 5th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). In addition on the other side, De Minaur converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 15-40), the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4 40-A).

They played 51 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Serbian won just 3 points more than De Minaur (27-24). Novak lost 13 points on serve (10-13). On the losing side, Alex conceded 17 points on serve (11-17).

1st
Djokovic
Minaur
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Djokovic
Minaur
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Monte Carlo Rolex Masters

  • Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (7-5 6-4)
  • Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-4 6-2)
  • Jannik SinnerSinner – Holger RuneRune (6-4 6-76 6-3)
  • Casper RuudRuud – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-3 4-6 6-1)

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