Grigor Dimitrov and Kei Nishikori are going to clash in the quarters of the Brisbane International in what is going to be a reply of their 2017 played in Queensland.
Dimitrov
Currently ranked no.19, Grigor played 2 quality matches in the first 2 rounds in Australia after he defeated Yoshihito Nishioka and John Millman with the same result (6-3 6-4). The Bulgarian seems to benefit from the good preparation he had during the off-season especially from the baseline where he appears to be more solid than the previous season.
Grigor Dimitrov in the Brisbane quarters after playing great tennis against Millman
Nishikori
Ranked no.9, Kei is looking forward to having a good season in 2019 and he is really “desperate” for winning a title after losing the last 9 finals! Being seeded no.2, the Japanese didn’t need to play the first round as he received a bye. In the second round, Kei defeated Denis Kudla 7-5 6-2.
H2H Grigor Dimitrov vs. Kei Nishikori
Grigor and Kei have played each other 5 times. The h2h is 4-1 for Nishikori, 3-1 on hard courts. However, that match won by Dimitrov was he 2017 final in Brisbane.