Sergey Betov slaughters Evgeny Tikhonov in qualifiers – Siberia Open 2012 CH
Qualifying second seed, Sergey Betov from Belarus, devastated the local challenger, Evgeny Tikhonov, with double bagels at the Siberia Cup 2012 on Sunday. He notched up a 6-0, 6-0 victory against the world number 1756 to cruise into the final qualifying
round at this ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Challenger Tour event taking place in Tyumen, Russia.
The Belarusian seed unveiled his true class against Tikhonov, eventually winding up 12 games in a row and registering a straight set victory against the 19-year-old. As a result, Betov comfortably advanced in this qualifying competition and inched closer
towards his goal.
Betov thundered into this indoor hard court tournament taking place from 19th to 25th November. He smoothly bagged his entire serves and after breaking his opponent’s serve three times, the Belarusian pulled out the opener with a bagel.
He swiped his entire serves without encountering any barrier and converted three out of five break chances to prevail.
Ranked 276th in the South African Airways ATP World Tour Rankings, Betov maintained his intensity in the proceeding set. He quickly pocketed his entire serves and after breaking his opponent’s serve three times, the Belarusian clicked the set
with a spectacular 6-0 score line. He was never challenged with any barrier and converted three out of four break chances to his advantage.
On the whole, the 25-year-old spilled more double faults but produced a better first serve share of 58 per cent as opposed to his rival’s 49 per cent. He amazingly marked 17 out of 18 points on it and sealed the deal with 53 points in 39 minutes.
The top seed, Michal Schmid, also stole the show later that day. He recorded a 7-5, 6-4 victory against the Swedish contender, Andreas Siljestrom, in one hour and five minutes.
He dropped his serve once but capitalised on half of the six break chances to earn the fame. The Czech seed spilled more double faults but ended the match with 67 points. He manipulated a better first serve share of 61 per cent as compared to his opponent’s
52 per cent and amazingly availed 29 out of 38 points on it.
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