Zizou Bergs shocks Jurij Rodionov 7-6(8) 4-6 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Gstaad on Wednesday. Bergs will play against Miomir Kecmanovic in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 54 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this competition. Previously, the best he could do was reach the 2nd round in 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Belgian added to his prize money € 7,130 after winning this match. He has already won € 17,010 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Belgian will add € 12,345 to his earnings to get in total € 29,355 in total.
Highlights Zizou Bergs vs. Jurij Rodionov EFG Swiss Open – Gstaad
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
The Belgian won this match even if he won less points than Rodionov (107 vs. 112).
Bergs
Zizou didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (1/2).
Rodionov
On the other side, the Austrian was struggling when converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Bergs and Rodionov is 3-1 for Zizou.
Draw and next match H2H: Zizou Bergs vs. Miomir Kecmanovic – stats
Bergs will square off with Kecmanovic in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Zizou Bergs and Miomir Kecmanovic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Zizou won the set after he broke Rodionov .
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, the Austrian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 14th game (5-7 30-40).
They played 91 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Bergs won just 3 points more than Jurij (47-44). The Belgian surrendered 20 points on serve (39-20). Regarding the other side of the net, Rodionov conceded 8 points on serve (24-8).
Jurij won the set after he broke the Belgian in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. Zizou tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Notwithstanding, Rodionov didn’t make any concession anymore to win the set 6-4.
Jurij was perfect in converting all his break points in the 6th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). In addition on the other side, Zizou was on the money in converting all his break points in the 8th game (3-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 57 points. Rodionov was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Zizou (34-23). Rodionov surrendered 5 points on serve (18-5). On the other side, Bergs conceded 16 points on serve (18-16).
Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Finally, Zizou won the tiebreak at 7-4.
Tiebreak
Bergs won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 10th (6-4) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, the Austrian won a minibreak in the 5th (2-3) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, Jurij was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 9th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 71 points. The contest during this set was so even that Bergs won barely 1 point more than the Austrian (36-35). The Belgian conceded 8 points on serve (25-8). Regarding the other side of the net, Rodionov conceded 11 points on serve (27-11).
Tennis Scores in Gstaad
- Zizou BergsBergs – Jurij RodionovRodionov (7-68 4-6 7-64) – Stats and score progression
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (4-6 6-2 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Dominic StrickerStricker (7-64 6-1) – Stats and score progression
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