Staunch Felix Auger-Aliassime survives Gerasimov in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS – COLOGNE RESULTS

    BETT1HULKS CHAMPIONSHIPS - COLOGNE RESULTS. Auger-Aliassime survives Gerasimov to square off with Jan-Lennard Struff or Yoshihito Nishioka in the 3rd round

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    Prediction and head to head Felix Auger Aliassime vs. Egor Gerasimov

    Felix Auger Aliassime survives Egor Gerasimov 4-6 7-62 7-64 in the 2nd round in Cologne on Wednesday after winning a huge battle. Auger-Aliassime will have to play Jan-Lennard Struff or Yoshihito Nishioka in the 3rd round.

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    1st Set -
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    The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Gerasimov grabbed in the 3rd game (2-1) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

    The Belarussian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40). On the other side, Egor didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They contested 52 points. The Belarussian conquered the set after winning 4 points more than Felix (28-24). Egor dropped 5 points on serve (20-5). In addition, on the other side, the Canadian conceded 8 points on serve (19-8).

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    Felix clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 11th (5-6) game, Felix broke back in the 12th (6-6) game before bringing the set at the breaker that he won 7-2.

    Tiebreak

    Felix won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0) and 9th (7-2) point.

    Felix won the tiebreak 7-2 after he conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.

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

    The Canadian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 12th game (5-6 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Gerasimov converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A).

    They contested 76 points. Felix was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than Gerasimov (40-36). Auger-Aliassime surrendered 12 points on serve (29-12). In addition, on the other side, Gerasimov conceded 11 points on serve (24-11).

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    Auger-Aliassime won the set after he broke the Belarussian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (4-3) game. The Belarussian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game. However, Auger-Aliassime kept the focus to eventually clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 4.

    Tiebreak

    The Canadian won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 9th (5-4) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, the Belarussian won a minibreak in the 7th (3-4) point.

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

    Auger-Aliassime converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40 and 15-40). Also, on the other side, Egor converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 4th (2-1 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (2-3 15-40) and the 10th game (4-5 40-A).

    They played 87 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Felix won just 3 more points than Gerasimov (45-42). Auger-Aliassime surrendered 21 points on serve (31-21). On the losing side, the Belarussian conceded 14 points on serve (21-14).

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

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    At the end of the match, Felix scored 109 points vs. the Belarussian’s 106.

    Auger-Aliassime served extremely well to win 75% of the points (55/73) behind his first serve, and he won 51% points (24/47) on his second serve. Felix struck 15 aces and he committed 6 double faults. Auger-Aliassime was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5). On the other side, the Belarussian had a tough time converting his break points (only 40% – 4/10). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

    After this match, the head to head between Auger-Aliassime and Gerasimov is 3-0 for Felix.

    Highlights Felix Auger Aliassime vs. Egor Gerasimov bett1HULKS Championships – Cologne

    Draw and next match H2H: Felix Auger Aliassime vs. Jan-Lennard Struff or Yoshihito Nishioka – stats

    Auger-Aliassime will face either Jan-Lennard Struff or Yoshihito Nishioka in the 3rd round. The head to head is 1-1 vs. Jan-Lennard Struff and 0-3 vs. Yoshihito Nishioka.Felix Auger Aliassime Draw info

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