The top seeded Novak Djokovic will look to extend his winning streak against Gael Monfils, who is himself on a bit of a run when the two clash at the 2020 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Friday, February 28. The match will begin at 5 pm local time (2 pm BST). You can find the Novak Djokovic v Gael Monfils live streaming options along with its preview, head to head and tips here.
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Novak Djokovic v Gael Monfils Head to Head
This is the 17th meeting between both players and has been an extremely one-sided match-up thus far. Djokovic has won all 16 matches thus far, making him a strong favorite in any version of them meeting.
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Djokovic Looking Unstoppable
Four-time Dubai Open champion Novak Djokovic returned to Dubai for the first time since 2016, and has only dropped 11 games en route the semi-finals.
It has been a phenomenal start to 2020 for the Serb, who currently holds a 16-0 record, much in contrast to how the last season ended for him, after he won the Australian Open and Wimbledon early last year.
Recurring shoulder and elbow issues saw him pull out in the fourth round of the US Open, after being down two sets to love against Stan Wawrinka. This was followed by an exit in the quarter finals at the Beijing Masters, and Djokovic did not go past the group stages of the ATP Tour Finals, in turn losing the race for the year end world number one ranking to Rafa Nadal.
In 2020 thus far, Djokovic, has led Team Serbia to victory in the inaugural ATP Cup Down Under, and followed it with a record extending eighth Australian Open title defeating Dominic Thiem in a classic five-setter to win the final.
Djokovic has looked invincible thus far in Dubai, with very convincing wins against Malek Jaziri, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Karen Khachanov.
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Acid Test For In-Form Monfils
After a strong 2019 that saw him return to the top 10 in the ATP rankings, it has been an excellent start to 2020 for Gael Monfils.
After making the round of 16 at the Australian Open, where he was defeated by runner-up Dominic Thiem, it has been a fantastic February for the Frenchman, who won back-to-back titles at Montpellier and Rotterdam and has looked in sublime touch.
Monfils arrived in Dubai high on confidence and has looked to continue the form from earlier in the month. The Frenchman has scored convincing wins against players of the caliber of Marton Fucsovics and Richard Gasquet, and will favor himself providing strong competition to the world number one Novak Djokovic.
Reasons to believe for Monfils:
— He will be coming into the Djokovic match riding the longest winning streak of his career (12 matches)
— According to the Vitas Gerulaitis theorem, nobody beats someone 17 times in a row in tennis
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) February 27, 2020
Novak Djokovic v Gael Monfils Predictions & Tips
Both players have looked to be in very good form. However, this is a matchup that is heavily skewed in favor of Djokovic and has always been the case.
Given the surface, the form he is in, and the head-to-head, it looks difficult for anyone to stop Djokovic. Expect another straight sets win here for the world number one.
Tip: Djokovic to win in straight sets: 1/2 (Click here to get these odds with Unibet)
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