Grigor Dimitrov downs Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-4 6-0 in the 4th round in Melbourne on Sunday in 2 hours and 1 minute. Dimitrov will fight against Aslan Karatsev in the quarter. Grigor’s most significant achievement in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2017.
Next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Aslan Karatsev – stats
Dimitrov will compete against Karatsev in the quarter. There is no head to head record between Grigor Dimitrov and Aslan Karatsev since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Dimitrov will be the favorite against Karatsev that is ranked just 114 and he is a qualifier. However, The Bulgarian sensation is well-aware that he needs to be careful and prepare at his best to get to the semifinal:
“I will treat this match no differently. I will still go through my routines. I’m still going to do my work. It’s just honestly another match. I’m not going to think of what the guy has done, what he has accomplished or what is going on. Clearly, in order for him to be here, he’s done something right, and he’s playing great tennis right now. Of course, he’s a dangerous player.”
Grigor added to his prize money $ 205,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 525,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Dimitrov will add $ 325,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 850,000 in total.
Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Dominic Thiem Australian Open – Melbourne
Dimitrov’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:01
At the end of the match, Grigor scored 104 points vs. Dominic’s 75.
Dimitrov
Grigor blasted 10 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Dimitrov won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points after he converted only 47% (7/15) of the procured opportunities.
Thiem
On the other side, Thiem was struggling when converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Dimitrov and Thiem is 4-2 for Grigor.
Live score progression and stats
Dimitrov clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Grigor broke back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (4-3) game to conquer the set 6-4.
An important stage of this set was when Grigor won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the score from 1-3 to 5-3.
Dimitrov converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (1-3 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Thiem converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40).
They contested 81 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Dimitrov won just 3 more points than Dominic (42-39). Dimitrov dropped 14 points on serve (20-14). In addition, on the other side, Dominic conceded 22 points on serve (25-22).
Dimitrov clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Dimitrov broke back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game to win the set 6-4.
Grigor converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (1-3 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Thiem converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 68 points. Dimitrov conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Dominic (38-30). Dimitrov dropped 8 points on serve (19-8). On the losing side, Thiem conceded 19 points on serve (22-19).
Thiem was totally subdued and Dimitrov won the set 6-0.
Dimitrov was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 0-40) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40). On the other side, Dimitrov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 30 points. Dimitrov was the one to win the set after conquering 18 points more than Thiem (24-6). Dimitrov was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (12-3). In addition, on the other side, Dominic conceded 12 points on serve (3-12).
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