Alexander Zverev and Egor Gerasimov will play each other in the 2nd round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2 pm (NB) on the Rod Laver Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.16
Egor Gerasimov -> 5.00
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Egor Gerasimov
There is no head to head record between Alexander Zverev and Egor Gerasimov since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 7, Zverev reached the 2nd round after beating Marco Cecchinato 6-4 7-64 6-3.
In the 1st round, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Cecchinato (6-4 7-64 6-3). During the match Zverev scored 125 points vs Cecchinato’s 99. Alexander was extremely aggressive to blast 66 winners.
Talking about serving, Zverev blasted 8 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 84% of his first serves in, winning 72% (66/92) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (8/17) on the 2nd serve. Alexander broke Cecchinato 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Zverev has a negative record in the last 8 years having won 34% of his matches (536-274). 1-3 on hard in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Zverev has a 291-154 record in the last 8 years on hard.
Alexander has a 1-3 win-loss record in 2020, 1-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Alexander capitulated in the 4th round 6-1 6-1 7-65 to Milos Raonic.
Egor Gerasimov
Ranked no. 98, Egor got to the 2nd round after defeating Casper Ruud 6-3 7-66 1-6 4-6 7-66.
In the 1st round, Gerasimov had a tough win against Ruud to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-3 7-66 1-6 4-6 7-66).-161) than Ruud. In fact, the world no. 7 won 161 points vs Ruud’s. That means that Gerasimov was more focused during the important points. Egor was extremely aggressive to blast 80 winners.
Talking about serving, Gerasimov overwhelmed his opponent with 21 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Egor Gerasimov was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (80/112) of his 1st serve and 55% (26/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. The Belarussian broke Ruud 3 times after converting 23% of his break points (3/13).
Gerasimov has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (414-279). 1-2 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gerasimov has a 176-128 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
Egor has a 1-2 win-loss record in 2020, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Egor lost in the qualifications 3-6 6-3 7-616 to Cem Ilkel.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Gerasimov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 52 |
| Pts | 125-99 | 161-166 |
| Total Points | 224 | 327 |
| Winners | 66 | 80 |
| %Winners | 53% | 50% |
Both Zverev and Gerasimov played 1 matche. At the moment, Egor Gerasimov conceded 2 sets while Alexander Zverev hasn’t conceded a set so far. Zverev has played 2 sets less than Gerasimov (3 vs 5). Therefore, Zverev played 20 games less than Gerasimov. The German scored 66 winners (53% on total points). On the other side, Egor blasted 80 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Gerasimov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 21 |
| 1st in | 92/109 | 112/159 |
| %1st in | 84% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 66/92 | 80/112 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 8/17 | 26/47 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 55% |
Zverev blasted 8 aces . Gerasimov blasted 21 aces . Zverev won 72% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Gerasimov won 71% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Gerasimov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 3 |
| Converted | 5/12 | 3/13 |
| % Converted | 42% | 23% |
| Conceded | 11 | 8 |
| Saved | 8 | 4 |
| % Saved | 73% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
Alexander broke his opponent 5 times with 42% conversion rate. Zverev conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Egor broke his opponent 3 times with 23% conversion rate. Gerasimov conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | |||
| R1 Cecchinato |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 125-99 | 125-99 | |
| Total points | 224 | 224 | |
| Winners | 66 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 92/109 | 92/109 | |
| % 1st in | 84% | 84% | |
| 1st pts | 66/92 | 66/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/17 | 8/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 27% | 27% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Gerasimov | |||
| R1 Ruud |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-66 1-6 4-6 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 52 | 52 | |
| pts | 161-166 | 161-166 | |
| Total points | 327 | 327 | |
| Winners | 80 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 21 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 112/159 | 112/159 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 80/112 | 80/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/47 | 26/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/13 | 3/13 | |
| Converted % | 23% | 23% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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