Alexander Zverev and Grigor Dimitrov will face off in the semifinal of the Miami Open for the 9th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:00 pm on STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.58
Grigor Dimitrov -> 2.39
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Grigor Dimitrov
This will be the 9th time that Alexander Zverev and Grigor Dimitrov face off. The head to head is 7-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Zverev won 6-3 7-6(2) in the semifinal in Chengdu back in 2023.
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66-20 | 29-10 | 23-6 | 8-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-27 | 22-13 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-10 | 9-4 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-15 | 28-6 | 14-4 | 13-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-11 | 12-7 | 3-1 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 5, Alexander reached the semifinal after beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-2 6-4, Christopher Eubanks 7-64 6-3, Karen Khachanov 6-1 6-4 and Fabian Marozsan 6-3 7-5.
In the quarter, Zverev had a good straight sets win against Marozsan (6-3 7-5). During the match, Zverev scored 72 points vs Marozsan’s 63. The German was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zverev scored 6 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults. Alexander Zverev conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 74% of his first serves in, winning 80% (37/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (7/16) on the 2nd serve. Alexander broke Marozsan 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 58% of the points he played.
Zverev has an impressive record in the last 10 years having won 70% of his matches (432-186). 18-5 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zverev has an overall 181-80 record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Australia where he overcame Hubert Hurkacz in the final 6-7(3) 7-6(6) 6-4.
The German has a compiled 18-5 win-loss record in 2024, 18-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Miami
Grigor Dimitrov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-18 | 21-7 | 8-4 | 13-5 | 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. 12, Dimitrov got to the semifinal after defeating Alejandro Tabilo 6-75 7-65 6-2, Yannick Hanfmann 6-1 6-0, Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 6-3 7-63 and Carlos Alcaraz 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter, The Bulgarian had a good straight sets win against Alcaraz (6-2 6-4). During the match Dimitrov scored 64 points vs Alcaraz’s 51. The Bulgarian was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Dimitrov bagged 4 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Grigor Dimitrov lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Dimitrov put 63% of his first serves in, winning 77% (27/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (10/21) on the 2nd serve. The Bulgarian broke Alcaraz 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dimitrov has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was conquering the title in Brisbane where he beat Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.
Grigor has a compiled 19-4 win-loss record in 2024, 13-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Miami
Previously, his best result was reaching the 4th round in 2012 and 2016. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 78 | 96 |
| Pts | 256-188 | 331-274 |
| Total Points | 444 | 605 |
| Winners | 129 | 157 |
| %Winners | 50% | 47% |
Both Zverev and Dimitrov played 4 matches. At the moment, Grigor Dimitrov dropped 2 sets while Alexander Zverev hasn’t dropped a set so far. Zverev has played 2 set(s) less than Dimitrov (8 vs 10). Therefore, Zverev played 18 games less than Dimitrov. Zverev scored 129 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Dimitrov scored 157 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 25 | 38 |
| Avg per match | 6.3 | 9.5 |
| 1st in | 165/219 | 197/289 |
| %1st in | 75% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 129/165 | 157/197 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 40/54 | 55/92 |
| %2nd pts | 74% | 60% |
Zverev made 25 aces (6.3 per match). Dimitrov fired 38 aces (9.5 per match). Zverev won 78% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 74% of the points. On the other side, Dimitrov won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 12 |
| Converted | 11/20 | 12/31 |
| % Converted | 55% | 39% |
| Conceded | 7 | 13 |
| Saved | 6 | 11 |
| % Saved | 86% | 85% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
Alexander broke his opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. Zverev surrendered his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded. Grigor broke his opponents 12 times with a 39% conversion rate. Dimitrov conceded his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | ||||||
| R2 Auger-Aliassime |
R3 Eubanks |
R4 Khachanov |
1/4 Marozsan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 7-64 6-3 | 6-1 6-4 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 78 | |
| pts | 55-32 | 75-61 | 54-32 | 72-63 | 256-188 | |
| Total points | 87 | 136 | 86 | 135 | 444 | |
| Winners | 26 | 40 | 26 | 37 | 129 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 53% | 48% | 51% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 28/38 | 58/74 | 33/45 | 46/62 | 165/219 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 78% | 73% | 74% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 26/28 | 40/58 | 26/33 | 37/46 | 129/165 | |
| % 1st pts | 93% | 69% | 79% | 80% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/10 | 13/16 | 10/12 | 7/16 | 40/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 100% | 81% | 83% | 44% | 74% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 2/2 | 3/4 | 3/7 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 100% | 75% | 43% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | 80% | – | 100% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dimitrov | ||||||
| R2 Tabilo |
R3 Hanfmann |
R4 Hurkacz |
1/4 Alcaraz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-75 7-65 6-2 | 6-1 6-0 | 3-6 6-3 7-63 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 96 | |
| pts | 109-101 | 49-17 | 109-105 | 64-51 | 331-274 | |
| Total points | 210 | 66 | 214 | 115 | 605 | |
| Winners | 59 | 21 | 50 | 27 | 157 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 43% | 46% | 42% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 23 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 67/97 | 23/32 | 72/104 | 35/56 | 197/289 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 72% | 69% | 63% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 59/67 | 21/23 | 50/72 | 27/35 | 157/197 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 91% | 69% | 77% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 7/9 | 21/32 | 10/21 | 55/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 78% | 66% | 48% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 5/9 | 1/5 | 4/8 | 12/31 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 56% | 20% | 50% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 80% | 80% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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