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The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol in Brisbane

Novak Djokovic extends Monfils misery with record 20th win over Frenchman

Novak Djokovic celebrates
Novak Djokovic celebrates winning by pretending to play the violin on his tennis racquet during the Brisbane International match against Gaël Monfils. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Novak Djokovic extended the most dominant head-to-head record in the history of tennis by defeating Gaël Monfils 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International.

The victory was Djokovic’s 20th over Monfils, the 38-year-old who is still searching for his first win against the Serbian after competing against him on the professional circuit for 20 years. Rafael Nadal’s 18-0 record against Richard Gasquet is the second most lopsided in the sport.

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