Alexander Bublik and Egor Gerasimov will fight against each other in the 2^nd round of the Nature Valley International for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 12:00 pm on COURT 6. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Bublik that should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexander Bublik is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Bublik -> 1.44
Egor Gerasimov -> 2.875

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Prediction and head to head Alexander Bublik vs. Egor Gerasimov

This will be the 3^rd time that Alexander Bublik and Egor Gerasimov face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Bublik and Gerasimov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

The last time that they competed against each other, Bublik won 7-6(7) 4-6 6-2 in the qualifications in Moscow back in 2016.

Alexander Bublik

Ranked no. 39, Alexander got to the 2^nd round after defeating Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-4.

In the 1^st round, Bublik had a good straight sets win against Kukushkin (6-1 6-4). During the match, Bublik scored 62 points vs Kukushkin’s 41. Alexander was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.

Talking about the service games, Bublik managed to score 18 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alexander Bublik lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Bublik put 60% of his first serves in, winning 88% (29/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (9/22) on the 2nd serve. Bublik broke Kukushkin 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).

Bublik has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 60% of his matches (254-169). 2-1 on grass in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Bublik has a compiled16-15 win-loss record in the last 8 years on grass.

Bublik’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Antalya and Singapore.

Alexander has an overall 21-15 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Eastbourne

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2019. See his history.

Egor Gerasimov

Ranked no. 72, the Belarussian reached the 2^nd round after defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 6-4.

In the 1^st round, Gerasimov had a good straight sets win against Tsonga (6-3 6-4). During the match Gerasimov scored 68 points vs Tsonga’s 53. The Belarussian was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.

About the serving games, Gerasimov struck 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Egor Gerasimov was pretty effective on serve to win 83% (33/40) of his 1st serve and 57% (12/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Gerasimov broke Tsonga twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

The Belarussian’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Montpellier.

Egor has a composed 10-16 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Both Bublik and Gerasimov played 1 match. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Bublik and Gerasimov have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Bublik played 2 games less than Gerasimov. Bublik scored 29 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Gerasimov made 33 winners (49%).

Serve Performance

Bublik managed to score 18 aces . Gerasimov recorded 6 aces . Bublik won 88% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Gerasimov won 83% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.

How they played the important points

Bublik broke his opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. Alexander dropped his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Gerasimov broke his opponent twice with a 50% conversion rate. The Belarussian was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points.