Grigor Dimitrov and Nuno Borges will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on Kia Arena. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.078
Nuno Borges -> 8.1
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Nuno Borges
There is no head to head record between Grigor Dimitrov and Nuno Borges since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Grigor Dimitrov
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 38-14 | 19-6 | 8-4 | 7-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
2023 | 43-21 | 16-10 | 10-5 | 10-4 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
2022 | 26-22 | 10-11 | 10-5 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
2021 | 24-18 | 18-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
2020 | 18-11 | 8-5 | 6-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 13, the Bulgarian got to the 3rd round after defeating Marton Fucsovics 4-6 6-3 7-61 6-2 and Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Bulgarian had a good straight sets win against Kokkinakis (6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4). During the match, Dimitrov scored 142 points vs Kokkinakis’s 120. The Bulgarian was extremely aggressive to blast 64 winners.
Regarding the service games, Dimitrov bagged 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Grigor Dimitrov was very effective on serve to win 78% (64/82) of his 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Dimitrov broke Kokkinakis 4 times after converting 25% of his break points (4/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Grigor has lost 2 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Dimitrov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (288-179). 7-0 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dimitrov has a compiled 149-88 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in Brisbane where he defeated Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.
Grigor has a composed 7-0 win-loss record in 2024, 7-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Nuno Borges
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 33-23 | 20-12 | 13-7 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
2023 | 37-26 | 20-11 | 8-7 | 6-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
2022 | 49-26 | 7-5 | 28-13 | 11-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
2021 | 52-21 | 6-4 | 46-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2020 | 31-7 | 29-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 69, Nuno reached the 3rd round after defeating Maximilian Marterer 7-5 7-63 6-2 and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-67 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Borges had a good straight sets win against Davidovich Fokina (7-67 6-3 6-3). During the match Borges scored 116 points vs Davidovich Fokina’s 96. Borges was exceptionally aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Talking about serving, Borges bagged 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Nuno Borges was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 73% (53/73) of his 1st serve and 54% (22/41) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Portuguese broke Davidovich Fokina 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nuno hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Portuguese has a composed 3-2 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Dimitrov | Borges |
---|---|---|
Match played | 2 | 2 |
Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
Tot Games | 77 | 64 |
Pts | 282-245 | 238-191 |
Total Points | 527 | 429 |
Winners | 128 | 107 |
%Winners | 45% | 45% |
Both Dimitrov and Borges played 2 matches. At the moment, Grigor Dimitrov surrendered 2 sets while Nuno Borges hasn’t dropped a set so far. Dimitrov has played 2 sets more than Borges (8 vs 6). Therefore, Dimitrov played 13 games more than Borges. Dimitrov scored 128 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Borges struck 107 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Dimitrov | Borges |
---|---|---|
Aces | 16 | 25 |
Avg per match | 8 | 12.5 |
1st in | 159/232 | 137/213 |
%1st in | 69% | 64% |
1st pts | 128/159 | 107/137 |
%1st pts | 81% | 78% |
2nd pts | 33/73 | 40/76 |
%2nd pts | 45% | 53% |
Dimitrov bagged 16 aces (8 per match). Borges recorded 25 aces (12.5 per match). Dimitrov won 81% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Borges won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Dimitrov | Borges |
---|---|---|
Won | 9 | 9 |
Converted | 9/37 | 9/23 |
% Converted | 24% | 39% |
Conceded | 16 | 17 |
Saved | 12 | 14 |
% Saved | 75% | 82% |
Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Grigor broke his opponents 9 times with a 24% conversion rate. Dimitrov lost his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Nuno broke his opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. Borges conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
Dimitrov | ||||
R1 Fucsovics |
R2 Kokkinakis |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 4-6 6-3 7-61 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Tot Games | 40 | 37 | 77 | |
pts | 140-125 | 142-120 | 282-245 | |
Total points | 265 | 262 | 527 | |
Winners | 64 | 64 | 128 | |
%Winners | 46% | 45% | 45% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
Double Faults | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
1st in | 77/119 | 82/113 | 159/232 | |
% 1st in | 65% | 73% | 69% | |
1st pts | 64/77 | 64/82 | 128/159 | |
% 1st pts | 83% | 78% | 81% | |
2nd pts | 16/42 | 17/31 | 33/73 | |
% 2nd pts | 38% | 55% | 45% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
Converted | 5/21 | 4/16 | 9/37 | |
Converted % | 24% | 25% | 24% | |
Conceded | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
Saved | 5/8 | 7/8 | 12 | |
Saved % | 63% | 88% | 76% | |
Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Borges | ||||
R1 Marterer |
R2 Davidovich Fokina |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 7-5 7-63 6-2 | 7-67 6-3 6-3 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Tot Games | 33 | 31 | 64 | |
pts | 122-95 | 116-96 | 238-191 | |
Total points | 217 | 212 | 429 | |
Winners | 54 | 53 | 107 | |
%Winners | 44% | 46% | 45% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 18 | 7 | 25 | |
Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
1st in | 64/99 | 73/114 | 137/213 | |
% 1st in | 65% | 64% | 64% | |
1st pts | 54/64 | 53/73 | 107/137 | |
% 1st pts | 84% | 73% | 78% | |
2nd pts | 18/35 | 22/41 | 40/76 | |
% 2nd pts | 51% | 54% | 53% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
Converted | 4/14 | 5/9 | 9/23 | |
Converted % | 29% | 56% | 39% | |
Conceded | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
Saved | 7/8 | 7/9 | 14 | |
Saved % | 88% | 78% | 83% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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