Grigor Dimitrov prevails over Pablo Andujar 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Antwerp on Wednesday. Dimitrov will have to play Milos Raonic or Cameron Norrie in the 3rd round.
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Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Pablo grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) just before finally conquering the set (6-4).
Andujar converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Dimitrov wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 2nd game (1-0 30-40).
They played 70 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Pablo won just 2 more points than the Bulgarian (36-34). The Spaniard surrendered 14 points on serve (25-14). on the other side of the net, the Bulgarian conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).
Dimitrov conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Andujar in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was enough for Grigor to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
The Bulgarian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 4th game (3-0 30-40). On the other side, Grigor didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 53 points. The Bulgarian conquered the set after winning 5 more points than the Spaniard (29-24). Grigor conceded 9 points on serve (21-9). on the other side of the net, Pablo conceded 8 points on serve (15-8).
Dimitrov won the set after he broke Andujar in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. Andujar tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (4-2) game. Notwithstanding, Grigor managed to stay calm and finish the job to conquer the set 6-4.
An important stage of this set was when the Bulgarian won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to change the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.
Grigor was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 0-40). On the other side, Pablo converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 6th (1-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 62 points. Dimitrov was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than the Spaniard (33-29). Dimitrov lost 15 points on serve (22-15). on the other side of the court, Andujar conceded 11 points on serve (14-11).
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At the end of the match, Dimitrov scored 96 points vs. Pablo’s 89.
Grigor served very well to win 84% of the points (46/55) behind his first serve. Notwithstanding he won only 40% points (17/43) on his second serve. Dimitrov didn’t lose the focus when converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5). On the other side, Andujar was struggling when converting his break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Dimitrov and Andujar is 4-1 for Grigor.
Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Pablo Andujar European Open – Antwerp
Draw and next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Milos Raonic or Cameron Norrie – stats
Dimitrov will play either Milos Raonic or Cameron Norrie in the 3rd round. The head to head is 4-2 vs. Milos Raonic and 0-0 vs. Cameron Norrie.
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