MELBOURNE RESULTS. Tommy Paul stuns Dimitrov in the 2nd round

Tommy Paul stuns Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 7-6⁶ 3-6 6-7³ 7-6³ in the 2^nd round in Melbourne on Wednesday. Paul will face off with Marton Fucsovics in the 3^rd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the American conquered in the 9^th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).

2^nd set.

Nothing could divide these 2 players in this set and therefore the pair went to fight for it in the breaker. Eventually, the American won the breaker at 6.

3^rd set.

Dimitrov was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Paul in the 1^st game (1-0). Anyhow, that was not enough for the Bulgarian to win the set as the American found the way to break back in the 2^nd (1-1) game. Grigor maintained his focus to break Tommy in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 9^th (6-3) game.

Paul was completely wiped out in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-3 to 6-3).

4^th set.

Paul got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Dimitrov in the 1^st game (1-0). However, the Bulgarian managed to stage a great comeback to break Tommy in the 2^nd (1-1) game before winning the set at the breaker at 3.

5^th set.

The 5^th set random the deciding set was a sheer thriller.

The American won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 5^th (2-3) and in the 7^th (3-4) game. Paul broke back in the 6^th (3-3) and in the 10^th (5-5) game before winning the set at the following breaker at 3.

Statistics

Tommy won this contest even if he won less points than the Bulgarian (200 vs. 203).

The American fired 11 aces and he committed 5 double faults. The American won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points because he converted only 31% (5/16). On the other side, Dimitrov had a tough time converting his break points (only 40% – 6/15). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Paul and Dimitrov is 1-0 for Tommy.

Highlights Tommy Paul vs. Grigor Dimitrov Australian Open – Melbourne

Paul’s Interview

Next Match H2H: Tommy Paul vs. Marton Fucsovics – stats

Paul will fight against Fucsovics in the 3^rd round.

There is no head to head record between Tommy Paul and Marton Fucsovics since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

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