Pavel Kotov tops Cobolli in the 2nd round to set up a battle vs Fognini at the Grand Prix Hassan II. HIGHLIGHTS – MARRAKECH RESULTS

GRAND PRIX HASSAN II - MARRAKECH DRAW AND RESULTS. Kotov tops Cobolli to play Fabio Fognini in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Pavel Kotov vs. Flavio Cobolli

Pavel Kotov ousts Flavio Cobolli 6-1 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Marrakech on Wednesday. Kotov is going to play against Fabio Fognini in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 58 minutes. His best achievement in this tournament was reaching the semifinal in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Kotov
Marrakech
Kotov's Record

Kotov added to his prize money € 7,345 after conquering this match. He has already won € 17,510 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Russian will add € 12,710 to his earnings to get in total € 30,220 in total.

Highlights Pavel Kotov vs. Flavio Cobolli Grand Prix Hassan II – Marrakech

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kotov
Cobolli
Pavel Kotov
6-1 7-65
1h:58
Flavio Cobolli
77
77
Total points
68
68
40
40
Winners
19
19
52%
52%
Ratio Winners
28%
28%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
4
4
1
1
Double Faults
4
4
66%
66%
1st in
43%
43%
70%
70%
1st won
76%
76%
40/57
40/57
1st won
19/25
19/25
53%
53%
2nd won
55%
55%
16/30
16/30
2nd won
18/33
18/33
-- Break Points --
2/5
2/5
Total
0/7
0/7
40%
40%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the Russian scored 77 points vs. Cobolli’s 68.

Kotov

The Russian won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities.

Cobolli

On the other side, the Italian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/7). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Kotov and Cobolli is 1-3 for Flavio.

Draw and next match H2H: Pavel Kotov vs. Fabio Fognini – stats

Kotov will come up against Fognini in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Pavel Kotov and Fabio Fognini since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Pavel Kotov Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kotov 6-1
KotovCobolli
6
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
KotovCobolli
6
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
KotovCobolli
5
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
KotovCobolli
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
KotovCobolli
4
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
KotovCobolli
3
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
KotovCobolli
2
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KotovCobolli
1
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40

Kotov had a great start in this set after breaking Flavio Cobolli in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. The Russian managed to boost his lead after breaking Cobolli in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Kotov won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

Kotov was spot on in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 3rd game (3-0 30-40). On the other side, Cobolli was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (0-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (1-5 40-A).

They played 57 points. The Russian was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than the Italian (32-25). Kotov dropped 14 points on serve (24-14). on the other side of the net, the Italian conceded 8 points on serve (11-8).

2nd Set -
Kotov 7-6
KotovCobolli
7
6
C
0
1
K
1
1
K
2
1
C
2
2
C
3
2
K
3
3
K
3
4
C
3
5
C
4
5
K
5
5
K
6
5
C
7
5
KotovCobolli
6
6
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
KotovCobolli
5
6
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
KotovCobolli
5
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
KotovCobolli
4
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
KotovCobolli
4
4
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
KotovCobolli
3
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
KotovCobolli
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
KotovCobolli
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
KotovCobolli
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
KotovCobolli
1
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
KotovCobolli
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40

The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. Finally, the Russian won the breaker at 7-5.

The Russian missed the chance to break Cobolli in the 11th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Tiebreak

Kotov won 3 minibreaks in the 5th (3-2), 9th (4-5) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Flavio won 2 minibreaks in the 6th (3-3) and 7th (4-3) point.

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

The Russian was unable to convert any of the 3 conquered break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 11th game (5-5 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Kotov saved 2 set points when he was 3-5 and 4-5 down. Also, on the other side, Flavio was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th (4-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40).

They contested 88 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Pavel won just 2 more points than Flavio (45-43). Pavel surrendered 17 points on serve (33-17). Regarding the other side of the net, the Italian conceded 12 points on serve (26-12).

1st
Kotov
Cobolli
6-1
6
1
5
1
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Kotov
Cobolli
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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