Grigor Dimitrov and Tommy Paul will square off in the 2nd round of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3 pm (est) on the Margaret Court Arena. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.33
Tommy Paul -> 3.40
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Tommy Paul
There is no head to head record between Grigor Dimitrov and Tommy Paul since this will be the first time that they will play each other at pro level.
Grigor Dimitrov
Ranked no. 20, the Bulgarian reached the 2nd round after defeating Juan Ignacio Londero 4-6 6-2 6-0 6-4.
In the 1st round against Ignacio Londero, Grigor recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 6-0 6-4). During the match Dimitrov scored 120 points vs Ignacio Londero’s 93. The Bulgarian was extremely aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Talking about serving, Dimitrov blasted 17 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Grigor Dimitrov lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Dimitrov put 68% of his first serves in, winning 80% (56/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (16/33) on the 2nd serve. The Bulgarian broke Ignacio Londero 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Dimitrov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (785-466). 3-1 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dimitrov has a 322-200 record in the last 10 years on hard.
The Bulgarian has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Grigor had to bow in the 4th round 7-5 7-66 6-71 7-5 to Frances Tiafoe.
Tommy Paul
Ranked no. 80, the American reached the 2nd round after defeating Leonardo Mayer 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round against Mayer, Tommy recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4). During the match Paul scored 122 points vs Mayer’s 102. Paul was extremely aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about serving, Paul blasted 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Tommy Paul lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Paul put 67% of his first serves in, winning 70% (47/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 76% (25/33) on the 2nd serve. Paul broke Mayer 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Paul has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 63% of his matches (239-142). 6-1 on hard in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Paul has a 132-90 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.
Tommy’s best result of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in Adelaide.
The American has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2020, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
The American had to surrender in the qualifications 7-64 4-6 6-3 to Paolo Lorenzi.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dimitrov | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 34 | 40 |
| Pts | 120-93 | 122-102 |
| Total Points | 213 | 224 |
| Winners | 56 | 47 |
| %Winners | 47% | 39% |
Both Dimitrov and Paul played 1 matche. Both players lost a set in the event. Grigor Dimitrov conceded 1 set, while Tommy Paul dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Dimitrov and Paul have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Dimitrov played 6 games less than Paul. Dimitrov scored 56 winners (47% on total points). On the other side, Tommy blasted 47 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dimitrov | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 17 | 5 |
| 1st in | 70/103 | 67/100 |
| %1st in | 68% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 56/70 | 47/67 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 16/33 | 25/33 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 76% |
Dimitrov blasted 17 aces (17 per match). Paul blasted 5 aces (5 per match). Dimitrov won 80% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Paul won 70% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 76% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dimitrov | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 6 |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/11 |
| % Converted | 46% | 55% |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 |
| Saved | 4 | 3 |
| % Saved | 80% | 43% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 |
Dimitrov broke his opponent 6 times with 46% conversion rate. The Bulgarian conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Paul broke his opponent 6 times with 55% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dimitrov | |||
| R1 Ignacio Londero |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 6-0 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 34 | |
| pts | 120-93 | 120-93 | |
| Total points | 213 | 213 | |
| Winners | 56 | 56 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 17 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 70/103 | 70/103 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 56/70 | 56/70 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/33 | 16/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 20% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Paul | |||
| R1 Mayer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 40 | 40 | |
| pts | 122-102 | 122-102 | |
| Total points | 224 | 224 | |
| Winners | 47 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 67/100 | 67/100 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 47/67 | 47/67 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/33 | 25/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 76% | 76% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 6/11 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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