MOSCOW. Gerasimov downs Molleker in the qualifications of the Kremlin Cup

KREMLIN CUP - MOSCOW. Gerasimov defeats Molleker to square off with Thomas Fabbiano in the 1st round

Prediction and head to head Egor Gerasimov vs. Rudolf Molleker

Egor Gerasimov defeats Rudolf Molleker 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the qualifications in Moscow on Sunday. Gerasimov will play Thomas Fabbiano in the 1st round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Gerasimov had a favorable start in this set after breaking Molleker in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for Gerasimov to win the set since Rudolf succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Gerasimov maintained his focus to break Rudolf in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Gerasimov wasted a good opportunity to break the German in the 7th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

2nd set.

Molleker had a strong start of this set after breaking Gerasimov in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, that was not enough for Molleker to win the set as Gerasimov found the way to break back in the 8th (4-4) game. Rudolf kept his focus to break Egor in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

3rd set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Gerasimov conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 89 points vs. Rudolf’s 76 points.

Egor fired 17 aces and he committed 4 double faults. The Belarussian was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that he procured (5/10). On the other side, Rudolf was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 43% of his break points (3/7). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Gerasimov and Molleker is 1-0 for Egor.

Next Match: Egor Gerasimov vs. Thomas Fabbiano – stats

Gerasimov will compete against Fabbiano in the 1st round.

There is no head to head record between Egor Gerasimov and Thomas Fabbiano since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

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