Dimitrov ousts Ignacio Londero in the 1st round at the Australian Open

Grigor Dimitrov downs Juan Ignacio Londero 4-6 6-2 6-0 6-4 in the 1^st round in Melbourne on Monday. Dimitrov will have to play Leonardo Mayer or Tommy Paul in the 2^nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Juan won the set after he broke Dimitrov . That break was enough for Ignacio Londero to conquer the set as he didn’t concede his serve during the rest of the set.

2^nd set.

Grigor in this set played at a much higher level than Ignacio Londero and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking the Argentine in the 6^th (4-2) and in the 8^th (6-2) game.

Juan was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-2 to 6-2).

3^rd set.

This set was a no contest after Grigor conceded no games to Juan before winning the set 6-0.

4^th set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Bulgarian conquered in the 10^th game (6-4).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Grigor scored 120 points vs. Juan’s 93 points.

Dimitrov served very well to win 80% of the points (56/70) behind his first serve. Nonetheless he won only 48% points (16/33) on his second serve. Dimitrov fired 17 aces and he committed 4 double faults. Grigor won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 46% (6/13). On the other side, Juan was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Dimitrov and Ignacio Londero is 1-0 for Grigor.

Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Juan Ignacio Londero Australian Open – Melbourne

Dimitrov’s Interview

Next Match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Leonardo Mayer or Tommy Paul – stats

Dimitrov will compete against either Leonardo Mayer or Tommy Paul in the 2^nd round. The head to head is 1-0 vs. Leonardo Mayer and 0-0 vs. Tommy Paul.

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