Frances Tiafoe topples Miomir Kecmanovic 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Nur-Sultan on Wednesday. Tiafoe will try to keep the momentum against Egor Gerasimov in the quarter.
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Francis won the set after he broke Kecmanovic in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Miomir tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. However, the American stayed solid to win the set 7-5.
The American converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Miomir converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 8th (3-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40).
They played 72 points. The American won 12 points more than the Serbian (42-30). Tiafoe lost 8 points on serve (24-8). on the other side of the court, Kecmanovic conceded 18 points on serve (22-18).
The American won the set after he broke Miomir in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
The American converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (4-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 63 points. Tiafoe was the one to win the set after conquering 11 points more than the Serbian (37-26). Tiafoe was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (17-4). On the other side, Miomir conceded 20 points on serve (22-20).
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At the end of the match, the American scored 79 points vs. Miomir’s 56.
Francis served extremely well to win 82% of the points (27/33) behind his first serve, and he won 70% points (14/20) on his second serve. Tiafoe won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Miomir had a tough time converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Tiafoe and Kecmanovic is 2-1 for Francis.
Draw and next match H2H: Frances Tiafoe vs. Egor Gerasimov – stats
Tiafoe will compete against Gerasimov in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Frances Tiafoe and Egor Gerasimov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
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