

What Time Will Zizou Bergs Play Against Pavel Kotov?
Bergs and Kotov are on the Day 2 Schedule at Us Open 2024 on Tuesday 27 August 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Zizou Bergs from Belgium and Pavel Kotov will be facing each other for the first time at the tour-level. However, they have met in three previous matches in Challenger tournaments. Bergs emerged victorious in their encounter at the St. Petersburg 1 CH tournament in Russia, winning 6-0 7-5. Kotov got the better of Bergs in their match at the Almaty 2 CH tournament in Kazakhstan, winning 6-3 4-6 6-2. Kotov also defeated Bergs in their match at the Forli 3 CH tournament in Italy, with a scoreline of 7-5 6-7(5) 7-5.
Zizou Bergs has achieved several notable career highlights. He was once ranked as the No. 12 junior player in the world and broke into the top 200 in July 2021. By June 2024, he reached the top 100 and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 73 in July 2024. One of his biggest career victories came at Roland Garros, where he defeated the No. 24 player, Tabilo, en route to reaching the third round as a qualifier. Bergs also secured his first ATP Tour win by defeating Ramos-Vinolas at the 2020 Antwerp tournament when he was ranked 528th. He reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal at the 2023 Gstaad tournament as a qualifier. Bergs earned a wildcard entry to the 2022 Wimbledon tournament after winning the 2022 Ilkley Challenger as a qualifier. He has also won several Challenger titles, including St. Petersburg-1, Lille, Almaty, Tallahassee (in both 2023 and 2024), Drummondville, and Yokkaichi. Bergs
qualified for the main draw of Grand Slam events at the 2023 Australian Open, 2024 Roland Garros, and 2024 Wimbledon, and entered the 2024 Australian Open draw as a lucky loser. However, during his junior career on the ITF circuit, he had a win-loss record of 90-45 but was eliminated in the first round of all four Grand Slam boys’ singles events in 2017.
On the other hand, Pavel Kotov has also had significant achievements in his career. He earned his first ranking point at the age of 16 in October 2015 and broke into the top 100 in October 2022. His career-high ranking is No. 50, which he achieved in June 2024 after defeating former champion Wawrinka to reach the third round of Roland Garros. His biggest career win came against No. 25 Griekspoor, helping him advance to his first ATP Tour final at the 2023 Stockholm tournament as a qualifier. Kotov qualified for and earned his first ATP Tour win at the 2022 Marrakech tournament, defeating Griekspoor in the first round. He returned to Marrakech in 2023, reaching the semifinals, and achieved his fourth semifinal appearance in 2024. Kotov made his ATP Tour debut at the 2020 St. Petersburg tournament and his Grand Slam debut at the 2022 Roland Garros. In his Challenger career, he holds a record of 89-71, reaching three finals and winning titles at the 2021 Forli-3, 2022 Forli-3, and 2022 San Marino tournaments.
The match between Bergs and Kotov will take place on Court 16.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Bergs will win.
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