ST. PETERSBURG STATS. Donskoy stuns Gerasimov in the 1st round of the St. Petersburg Open

ST. PETERSBURG OPEN - ST. PETERSBURG DRAW AND RESULTS. Donskoy upsets Gerasimov to square off with Stan Wawrinka in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Evgeny Donskoy vs. Egor Gerasimov

Evgeny Donskoy surprises Egor Gerasimov 6-4 7-64 in the 1st round in St. Petersburg on Monday. Donskoy will try to keep the momentum against Stan Wawrinka in the 2nd round.

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Donskoy conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Gerasimov in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Evgeny to win the set as the Belarussian succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) game.

The Russian converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 3rd game (2-0 30-40). In addition on the other side, the Belarussian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 4th game (0-3 30-40).

They contested 68 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Evgeny won just 2 more points than the Belarussian (35-33). Evgeny lost 13 points on serve (20-13). On the other side, Gerasimov conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).

Evgeny won the set after he broke Egor in the 3rd (2-1) game. Egor tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Nonetheless, Evgeny maintained the focus to eventually clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 4.

Tiebreak

Donskoy won 5 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2), 5th (3-2), 8th (5-3), 9th (6-3) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, the Belarussian won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 6th (3-3) and 10th (4-6) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 7-c

Donskoy converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Egor was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (2-3 30-40).

They contested 82 points. This set was so close that, Evgeny won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. Donskoy dropped 16 points on serve (25-16). In addition, on the other side, the Belarussian conceded 16 points on serve (25-16).

The Russian will add to his prize money $ 12,935 after managing to win this match. He has won already $ 28,905 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Russian will add $ 7,715 to his earnings to get in total $ 36,620 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Donskoy
Gerasimov
Evgeny Donskoy
6-4 7-64
1h:40
Egor Gerasimov
77
77
Total points
73
73
31
31
Winners
30
30
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
8
8
3
3
Double Faults
5
5
55%
55%
1st in
57%
57%
76%
76%
1st won
70%
70%
31/41
31/41
1st won
30/43
30/43
45%
45%
2nd won
45%
45%
15/33
15/33
2nd won
15/33
15/33
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
2/4
2/4
38%
38%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, the Russian scored 77 points vs. the Belarussian’s 73.

The Russian served very well to win 76% of the points (31/41) behind his first serve. Anyhow he won only 45% points (15/33) on his second serve. Donskoy won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points since he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Egor was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (2/4). However, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Donskoy and Gerasimov is 2-3 for Egor.

Draw and next match H2H: Evgeny Donskoy vs. Stan Wawrinka – stats

Donskoy will compete against Wawrinka in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Evgeny Donskoy and Stan Wawrinka since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

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