ATP Sofia Open 2020: Egor Gerasimov vs Pablo Andújar Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction

ATP Sofia Open 2020: Egor Gerasimov vs Pablo Andújar Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction
Egor Gerasimov vs Pablo Andujar

Egor Gerasimov will face the Spaniard, Pablo Andujar in the 1st round of the Sofia Open. Gerasimov is ranked 77th currently whereas Andujar is at the 57th place. The duo have never met before in the past and their first round clash in Sofia will be their first encounter. The Sofia Open is the last ATP 250 tournament for the season,  hence both the players will be hoping to perform well next week to boost their rankings.

Match Details:

  • Date: 9th November 2020
  • Tournament: ATP Sofia Open 2020
  • Match: Egor Gerasimov vs Pablo Andújar
  • Round: Round 1 (Round of 32)
  • Venue: Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Category: ATP 250
  • Surface: Indoor Hard-Court
  • Prize Money: Approx. Approx. €325,615

Egor Gerasimov vs Pablo Andújar: Match Preview

Pablo Andujar

Egor Gerasimov started his indoor hard court season at the Petersburg Open where he lost in Round 1 to E.Donskoy. The Berlausian had a decent run at the Bett1Hulks championships where he reached the quarterfinals losing to Felix Auger Aliassime. He last played at the Astana Open where he was defeated in the last 16 by Frances Tiafoe. Gerasimov is known to be good hard court player and had also reached the finals of the Maharashtra Open earlier this year which was played on hard court.

Pablo Andujar has played two indoor hard court tournaments so far. At the European Open in Antwerp, the Spaniard mananged to reach the last 16 where he lost to Grigor Dimitrov. Andujar was knocked out from the 1st round of the Paris Masters by Y.Nishioka. The Spaniard has not been having a great time on hard courts this year, with consistent poor performances on this surface which includes first round exits at US Open and Australian Open.

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Egor Gerasimov vs Pablo Andújar: Head-to-Head

Pablo Andujar and Gerasimov have never faced each other before

The duo have never faced off against each other before and their head to head stands at 0-0.

Egor Gerasimov vs Pablo Andújar: Match Prediction

Egor Gerasimov

Egor Gerasimov enters as the favourite to progress into the 2nd round because of his good performances on hard courts this year. Andujar has been inconsistent since the season resumed in July and has not been able to gather momentum on tour. Gerasimov, though ranked lower than his opponent will progress into the second round. The match is expected to be decided by 3 sets as the Spaniard will not go down without putting up a fight.

Match Prediction: Egor Gerasimov to win in 3 sets.

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