Alibek Kachmazov and Egor Gerasimov will square off in the semifinal of the Wuxi Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Alibek Kachmazov who should win in 3 sets.
Alibek Kachmazov -> 1.63
Egor Gerasimov -> 2.16
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Prediction and head to head Alibek Kachmazov vs. Egor Gerasimov
There is no head to head record between Alibek Kachmazov and Egor Gerasimov since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Alibek Kachmazov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-28 | 17-13 | 6-6 | 14-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-31 | 24-14 | 9-6 | 14-10 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2022 | 49-21 | 18-11 | 9-5 | 22-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-20 | 6-8 | 3-6 | 27-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-11 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 269, Alibek got to the semifinal after beating Luke Saville 6-4 6-1, Seong Chan Hong 6-1 2-6 7-66 and Adam Walton 6-3 1-6 6-2.
In the quarter, Alibek defeated Walton (6-3 1-6 6-2). During the match, Kachmazov scored 84 points vs Walton’s 80. Alibek was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kachmazov managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Alibek Kachmazov lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kachmazov put 56% of his first serves in, winning 83% (39/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 22% (8/37) on the 2nd serve. Alibek broke Walton 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Kachmazov has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 62% of his matches (168-102). 8-5 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kachmazov has an overall72-51 record in the last 6 years on hard.
Kachmazov’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Saint Dizier.
Kachmazov has an overall 15-10 win-loss record in 2024, 8-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Wuxi Challenger
Alibek has never competed in this tournament before.
Egor Gerasimov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-32 | 16-17 | 0-3 | 13-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-25 | 18-15 | 1-3 | 7-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 17-16 | 8-10 | 7-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-32 | 5-10 | 2-8 | 14-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-15 | 6-6 | 1-3 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 321, Gerasimov got to the semifinal after beating Hiroki Moriya 6-3 7-5, Max Purcell 6-4 6-3 and Jie Cui 3-6 6-4 7-5.
In the quarter against Cui, Egor recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 7-5). During the match Gerasimov scored 100 points vs Cui’s 98. Egor was quite aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Talking about serving, Gerasimov scored 11 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Egor Gerasimov lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Gerasimov put 62% of his first serves in, winning 78% (52/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (18/41) on the 2nd serve. Gerasimov broke Cui twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gerasimov has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Belarussian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Oeiras 1 Challenger.
Egor has an overall 18-13 win-loss record in 2024, 7-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kachmazov | Gerasimov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 69 | 71 |
| Pts | 247-218 | 245-213 |
| Total Points | 465 | 458 |
| Winners | 101 | 105 |
| %Winners | 41% | 43% |
Both Kachmazov and Gerasimov played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alibek Kachmazov lost 2 sets, while Egor Gerasimov dropped 1 set. Kachmazov has played 1 set more than Gerasimov (8 vs 7). However, it’s interesting to notice that Kachmazov played 2 games less than Gerasimov. The Russian scored 101 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Gerasimov blasted 105 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kachmazov | Gerasimov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 27 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 9 |
| 1st in | 129/233 | 131/219 |
| %1st in | 55% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 101/129 | 105/131 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 42/104 | 39/88 |
| %2nd pts | 40% | 44% |
Kachmazov made 13 aces (4.3 per match). Gerasimov struck 27 aces (9 per match). Kachmazov won 78% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 40% of the points. On the other side, Gerasimov won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kachmazov | Gerasimov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 11 |
| Converted | 12/19 | 11/26 |
| % Converted | 63% | 42% |
| Conceded | 22 | 13 |
| Saved | 15 | 8 |
| % Saved | 68% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 5 |
The Russian broke his opponents 12 times with a 63% conversion rate. Alibek surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. The Belarussian broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Belarussian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kachmazov | |||||
| R1 Saville | R2 Chan Hong | 1/4 Walton | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 6-1 2-6 7-66 | 6-3 1-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 28 | 24 | 69 | |
| pts | 66-45 | 97-93 | 84-80 | 247-218 | |
| Total points | 111 | 190 | 164 | 465 | |
| Winners | 24 | 38 | 39 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% | 46% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 27/47 | 55/102 | 47/84 | 129/233 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 54% | 56% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 24/27 | 38/55 | 39/47 | 101/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 69% | 83% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 23/47 | 8/37 | 42/104 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 49% | 22% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/4 | 5/8 | 12/19 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 75% | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 10 | 10 | 22 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 7/10 | 6/10 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 70% | 60% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Gerasimov | |||||
| R1 Moriya | R2 Purcell | 1/4 Cui | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 6-4 6-3 | 3-6 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 19 | 31 | 71 | |
| pts | 69-59 | 76-56 | 100-98 | 245-213 | |
| Total points | 128 | 132 | 198 | 458 | |
| Winners | 28 | 25 | 52 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 33% | 52% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 36/64 | 28/47 | 67/108 | 131/219 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 60% | 62% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 28/36 | 25/28 | 52/67 | 105/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 89% | 78% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/28 | 12/19 | 18/41 | 39/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 32% | 63% | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 3/13 | 2/3 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 23% | 67% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 71% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
Tennis Scores in Wuxi Challenger
- Calum Puttergill/Reese StalderPuttergill/Reese Stalder – Ji Sung Nam/Patrik Niklas-SalminenSung Nam/Patrik Niklas-Salminen (7-64 2-6 11-9) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
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