MOSCOW. Ferocious Dzumhur brushes past Ofner in the qualifications of the Kremlin Cup

KREMLIN CUP - MOSCOW. Dzumhur clobbers Ofner to square off with Adrian Mannarino in the 1st round

By
John Ross
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Prediction and head to head Damir Dzumhur vs. Sebastian Ofner

Damir Dzumhur demolishes Sebastian Ofner 6-2 6-2 in the qualifications in Moscow on Sunday after playing a solid match to fight against Adrian Mannarino in the 1st round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Dzumhur had a favorable start in this set after breaking Ofner in the 1st game (1-0). Damir managed to boost his lead after breaking Sebastian in the 7th (5-2) game before managing to win the set (6-2).

The Bosnian lost a big opportunity to break Sebastian in the 3rd game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

2nd set.

Damir in this set was much more effective than Sebastian and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking Ofner in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

Sebastian was outplayed in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-2 to 6-2).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Dzumhur scored 60 points vs. the Austrian’s 40 points.

Damir served exceptionally well to win 76% of the points (22/29) behind his first serve, and he won 67% points (12/18) on his second serve. Damir won this match even if he had a tough time in converting his break points as he converted only 36% (4/11). On the other side, the Austrian wasn’t able to conquer any break point. That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Dzumhur and Ofner is 1-0 for Damir.

Next Match: Damir Dzumhur vs. Adrian Mannarino – stats

Dzumhur will come up against Mannarino in the 1st round.

This will be the 4th time that Damir Dzumhur and Adrian Mannarino play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Mannarino (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on I.hard.

The last time that they played, Mannarino won 6-1 6-4 in the quarter in Zhuhai back in September 2019.

Tennis Scores in Moscow

Upcoming matches

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