Richard Gasquet dispatches Pavel Kotov 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Marrakech on Thursday. Gasquet will clash against Federico Coria in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes. His best achievement in this event was reaching the semifinal in 2018. Here you can see his history at this event.
Richard added to his prize money € 7,230 after winning this match. He has won already € 16,610 after this win. If he wins the next match, Gasquet will add € 11,275 to his earnings to get in total € 27,885 in total.
Highlights Richard Gasquet vs. Pavel Kotov Grand Prix Hassan II – Marrakech
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Richard scored 75 points vs. Pavel’s 65.
Gasquet
The French player served pretty well to win 78% of the points (29/37) behind his first serve, and he won 56% points (20/36) on his second serve. The French player was pretty focused in converting 80% of the break points that he procured (4/5).
Kotov
On the other side, the Russian was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Gasquet and Kotov is 1-0 for Richard.
Draw and next match H2H: Richard Gasquet vs. Federico Coria – stats
Gasquet will face Coria in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Richard Gasquet and Federico Coria since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Gasquet overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Pavel Kotov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, that wasn’t sufficient for Gasquet to win the set as Kotov managed to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. The French player maintained his focus to break the Russian in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).
The French player was spot on in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 6th game (3-2 0-40). On the other side, the Russian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 5th (1-3 0-40) and the 7th game (2-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 45 points. The French player was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Pavel (27-18). Gasquet conceded 9 points on serve (18-9). In addition, on the other side, the Russian conceded 9 points on serve (9-9).
The Russian won the set after he broke Richard in the 4th
(3-1) and in the 8th (5-3) game. Richard tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. Nonetheless, the Russian managed to stay calm and finish the job to conquer the set 6-3.Kotov was on the money in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 4th (2-1 0-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40). Also, on the other side, Richard was unerring in converting all his break points in the 5th game (1-3 40-A and 40-A).
They played 49 points. Kotov was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than the French player (31-18). Pavel surrendered 8 points on serve (20-8). On the other side, Richard conceded 11 points on serve (10-11).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Gasquet grabbed in the 8th game (5-3) just before finally winning the set (6-3).
Richard was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8th game (4-3 0-40). On the other side, the Russian was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 46 points. Gasquet conquered the set after winning 14 more points than Pavel (30-16). The French player was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (21-4). on the other side of the net, Kotov conceded 9 points on serve (12-9).
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