Novak Djokovic tops Hijikata in the 1st round to battle vs Monfils. HIGHLIGHTS – BRISBANE RESULTS

BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL - BRISBANE DRAW AND RESULTS. Djokovic downs Hijikata to come up against Gael Monfils in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Novak Djokovic dispatches Rinky Hijikata 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in Brisbane on Tuesday. Djokovic will have to play Gael Monfils in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 14 minutes. The Serbian won this tournament once in 2007. Here you can see his history at this event.

Djokovic
Brisbane
Djokovic's Record

Djokovic added to his prize money $ 4,375 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 10,955 after this win. If he wins the next match, Djokovic will add $ 7,730 to his earnings to get in total $ 18,685 in total.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Rinky Hijikata Brisbane International – Brisbane

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic
Hijikata
Novak Djokovic
6-3 6-3
1h:14
Rinky Hijikata
61
61
Total points
40
40
25
25
Winners
22
22
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
55%
55%
-- Serve --
12
12
Aces
7
7
0
0
Double Faults
1
1
66%
66%
1st in
69%
69%
81%
81%
1st won
59%
59%
25/31
25/31
1st won
22/37
22/37
75%
75%
2nd won
47%
47%
12/16
12/16
2nd won
8/17
8/17
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
0/0
0/0
60%
60%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the Serbian scored 61 points vs. the Australian’s 40.

Djokovic

The Serbian served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (25/31) behind his first serve, and he won 75% points (12/16) on his second serve. Novak blasted 12 aces without committing any double fault. The Serbian was pretty effective at converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).

Hijikata

On the other side, Hijikata wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Hijikata is 1-0 for Novak.

Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Gael Monfils – stats

Djokovic will face Monfils in the 2nd round.

This will be the 21st time that Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils square off. The head to head is 19-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 13-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Eastbourne back in 2017.

Novak Djokovic Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Djokovic 6-3
DjokovicHijikata
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
DjokovicHijikata
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
DjokovicHijikata
5
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
DjokovicHijikata
5
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
DjokovicHijikata
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
DjokovicHijikata
4
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
DjokovicHijikata
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
DjokovicHijikata
3
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
DjokovicHijikata
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
DjokovicHijikata
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Djokovic was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Rinky Hijikata in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Djokovic to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks anymore.

The Serbian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Djokovic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 60 points. Djokovic was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than Hijikata (34-26). The Serbian dropped 8 points on serve (21-8). on the other side of the court, the Australian conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).

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

Novak won the set after he broke the Australian in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Hijikata was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-3 to 6-3.

Novak converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Djokovic didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 41 points. Novak won 13 more points than Hijikata (27-14). Djokovic was extremely solid on serve to concede just 2 points (16-2). On the losing side, the Australian conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).

1st
Djokovic
Hijikata
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Djokovic
Hijikata
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

Tennis Scores in Brisbane

  • Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-3 6-3)
  • Dusan LajovicLajovic – Arthur CazauxCazaux (6-4 6-4)
  • Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (7-5 6-4)
  • Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (7-62 6-74 7-63)
  • Jakub MensikMensik – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (7-63 6-4)
  • Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Adam WaltonWalton (7-65 6-3)
  • Gael MonfilsMonfils – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (6-4 4-6 6-1)
  • Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-3 6-2)
  • Nicolas JarryJarry – Mariano NavoneNavone (7-5 7-67)
  • Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-4 4-6 7-610)
  • Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-3 6-4)
  • Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (7-65 6-3)
  • Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Holger RuneRune (7-5 6-3)
  • Jordan ThompsonThompson – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (3-6 6-3 6-4)
  • Benjamin BonziBonzi – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-78 7-65 6-4)
  • Aleksandar VukicVukic – David GoffinGoffin (6-2 6-3)

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