Serbia’s Novak Djokovic performs a backhand throughout his match towards France’s Gael Monfils on the Brisbane Worldwide in Brisbane, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
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Novak Djokovic was in imperious kind as he demolished Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-3 to achieve the quarter-finals of the Brisbane Worldwide on Thursday (January 2, 2025), with the Australian Open simply over every week away.
On a day when rising stars Mirra Andreeva and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard underlined their potential, Djokovic cruised previous fellow veteran Monfils in 72 minutes.
Djokovic and Monfils performed an entertaining match, however the 37-year-old Serb was all the time in management as he notched his twentieth straight win over the Frenchman.
Former world primary Djokovic subsequent performs big American Reilly Opelka.
“We have been taking part in a very long time, I’ve recognized Gael since I used to be 15 and he was 16,” mentioned Djokovic, who’s pursuing a report twenty fifth Grand Slam singles title when the Australian Open begins on January 12.
“I’ve had an excellent rating towards him through the years however we have had some unimaginable battles on totally different surfaces.
“Hopefully we will play some extra earlier than we each retire.”
The 17-year-old Russian Andreeva demolished Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-0 within the ladies’s draw whereas Mpetshi Perricard downed fourth-seeded American Frances Tiafoe 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) to achieve the lads’s quarter-finals.
A 12 months after shedding to the identical participant on the season-opening occasion, Andreeva displayed her enchancment over 2024 with a 63-minute romp over the Czech Republic’s Noskova.
{The teenager} faces Ons Jabeur of Tunisia within the final eight.
“Final 12 months she (Noskova) nearly killed me within the quarter-finals so I used to be considering it is time to take my revenge,” Andreeva mentioned.
The Russian began the 12 months ranked sixteenth on this planet and is tipped by many to problem for a Grand Slam in 2025.
“My primary purpose for the 2025 season is to crack the highest 10,” mentioned Andreeva, who’s coached by former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez.
The towering Mpetshi Perricard, 21, who beat Australian Nick Kyrgios in an entertaining round-one conflict, once more served fantastically to defeat US Open semi-finalist Tiafoe.
After serving 36 aces in his three-set win over Kyrgios, the Frenchman despatched down one other 20 towards the extra skilled Tiafoe.
Mpetshi Perricard faces the 19-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik subsequent.
“It was an excellent match, not very straightforward to play towards Francis,” Mpetshi Perricard mentioned.
“The primary set was very tight on serve however I managed to place some stress on his second serve and it labored.”
Revealed – January 03, 2025 02:53 am IST
