Aljaz Bedene and Egor Gerasimov will square off in the 2nd round of the Sardegna Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on CAMPO CENTRALE. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aljaz Bedene who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aljaz Bedene is the pick to win this match.
Aljaz Bedene -> 1.75
Egor Gerasimov -> 2.13
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Prediction and head to head Aljaz Bedene vs. Egor Gerasimov
This will be the 2nd time that Aljaz Bedene and Egor Gerasimov square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Gerasimov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they played, Gerasimov won 6-4 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Montpellier back in February 2021.
Aljaz Bedene
Ranked no. 58, Aljaz got to the 2nd round after beating Giulio Zeppieri 1-6 7-5 7-63.
In the 1st round against Zeppieri, The Slovenian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-5 7-63). During the match Bedene and Zeppieri scored the same amount of points (98). However, the world no. 58 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Slovenian was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bedene scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 4 double faults. Aljaz Bedene lost the serve 5 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Bedene put 41% of his first serves in, winning 69% (27/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (31/56) on the 2nd serve. Aljaz broke Zeppieri 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Bedene has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (299-184). 1-0 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Bedene has a 156-72 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Aljaz has a 7-5 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cagliari
The Slovenian has never competed in this tournament before.
Egor Gerasimov
Ranked no. 80, Egor got to the 2nd round after beating Guido Pella 6-4 6-0.
In the 1st round, The Belarussian had a good straight sets win against Pella (6-4 6-0). During the match Gerasimov scored 68 points vs Pella’s 49. The Belarussian was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Gerasimov struck 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Egor Gerasimov lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Gerasimov put 56% of his first serves in, winning 70% (23/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (11/26) on the 2nd serve. Egor broke Pella 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Egor’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Montpellier.
Gerasimov has a 8-7 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bedene | Gerasimov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 16 |
| Pts | 98-98 | 68-49 |
| Total Points | 196 | 117 |
| Winners | 27 | 23 |
| %Winners | 28% | 34% |
Both Bedene and Gerasimov played 1 match. At the moment, Aljaz Bedene surrendered 1 set while Egor Gerasimov hasn’t lost a set so far. Bedene has played 1 set more than Gerasimov (3 vs 2). Therefore, Bedene played 16 games more than Gerasimov. Bedene scored 27 winners (28% of the total points). On the other side, Gerasimov blasted 23 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bedene | Gerasimov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 2 |
| 1st in | 39/95 | 33/59 |
| %1st in | 41% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 23/33 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 31/56 | 11/26 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 42% |
Bedene managed to score 1 ace . Gerasimov also bagged 2 aces . Bedene won 69% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Gerasimov won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bedene | Gerasimov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 6 |
| Converted | 3/7 | 6/9 |
| % Converted | 43% | 67% |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 |
| Saved | 2 | 5 |
| % Saved | 29% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 |
The Slovenian broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Slovenian surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 29% of the break points that he conceded. The Belarussian broke his opponent 6 times with a 67% conversion rate. Gerasimov conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bedene | |||
| R1 Zeppieri |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 7-5 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 98-98 | 98-98 | |
| Total points | 196 | 196 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 28% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 39/95 | 39/95 | |
| % 1st in | 41% | 41% | |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 27/39 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 31/56 | 31/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/7 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 29% | 29% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
| Gerasimov | |||
| R1 Pella |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 68-49 | 68-49 | |
| Total points | 117 | 117 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 33/59 | 33/59 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 23/33 | 23/33 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/26 | 11/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 6/9 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLWWLLWWW Tennis Scores in Cagliari
- Gilles SimonSimon – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (1-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Sumit NagalNagal (3-6 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- John MillmanMillman – Federico CoriaCoria (7-65 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Marco CecchinatoCecchinato – Thomas FabbianoFabbiano (6-4 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrej MartinMartin – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-4 2-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Joao SousaSousa (1-6 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Dennis NovakNovak (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Tommy PaulPaul (7-68 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Aljaz BedeneBedene – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (1-6 7-5 7-63) – See score progression
- Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Guido PellaPella (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Laslo DjereDjere – Federico GaioGaio (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Sumit NagalNagal (3-6 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Marco CecchinatoCecchinato – Thomas FabbianoFabbiano (6-4 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Gilles SimonSimon – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (1-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrej MartinMartin – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-4 2-6 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gilles SimonSimon – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrej MartinMartin – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel EvansEvans – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Jozef KovalikKovalik (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Liam BroadyBroady – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Aljaz BedeneBedene (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Laslo DjereDjere – John MillmanMillman (0-1) – H2H and prediction
