ATP/WTA Brisbane: Djokovic - Monfils, Mpetshi Perricard - Tiafoe and Sabalenka on Thursday's programme

Le 01/01/2025 à 19h44 par Jules Hypolite

ATP/WTA Brisbane: Djokovic - Monfils, Mpetshi Perricard - Tiafoe and Sabalenka on Thursday's programme

The Brisbane tournament continues on Thursday, with a number of mouth-watering line-ups to kick off the year 2025.

On the men's side, all eyes will be on the first match of the evening session (from 6.30pm local time, 9.30am in France) between Novak Djokovic and Gaël Monfils.

The former world No.1, who is 19-0 in head-to-head meetings, could reach the symbolic milestone of twenty wins against the Frenchman.

But before this match (not before 2pm local time, 5am in France), Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will be back on Brisbane's centre court to try and put Frances Tiafoe to the sword, as he did in Paris-Bercy at the end of last season.

On the women's side, Aryna Sabalenka will close out the day (not before 8pm local time, 11am in France) against No.15 seed Yulia Putintseva.

Ons Jabeur, scheduled for court 2, will face Elina Avanesyan for a place in the quarter-finals.

You can find the full schedule below.

Djokovic, Novak [1]

6

Monfils, Gael

3

Tiafoe, Frances [4]

4

6

Mpetshi Perricard, Giovanni

6

7

Sabalenka, Aryna [1]

7

6

Putintseva, Yulia [15]

6

4

Avanesyan, Elina

4

6

4

Jabeur, Ons

6

1

6

Novak Djokovic

4e, 4830 points

Gael Monfils

69e, 825 points

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

59e, 925 points

Frances Tiafoe

30e, 1510 points

Aryna Sabalenka

1e, 10870 points

Yulia Putintseva

73e, 924 points

Ons Jabeur

79e, 893 points

Elina Avanesyan

120e, 649 points

"NOBODY beats Gael Monfils 20 times in a row!"

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