Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel for the 14th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 10:00 pm on ESTADIO. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Rafael Nadal who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Rafael Nadal is the pick to win this match.
Rafael Nadal -> 1.14
Grigor Dimitrov -> 5.50
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Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Grigor Dimitrov
This will be the 14th time that Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov clash against each other. The head to head is 12-1 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), 5-1 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Nadal won 6-4 6-1 in the semifinal in Monte Carlo back in 2018.
Rafael Nadal
Ranked no. 2, Nadal got to the semifinal after beating Pablo Andujar 6-3 6-2, Miomir Kecmanovic 6-2 7-5 and Soon-Woo Kwon 6-2 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Nadal had a good straight sets win against Kecmanovic (6-2 7-5). During the match Nadal scored 64 points vs Kecmanovic’s 47. Nadal was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Nadal blasted 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Rafael Nadal lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Nadal put 54% of his first serves in, winning 81% (26/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (12/27) on the 2nd serve. Rafael broke Kecmanovic 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rafael hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 58% of the points he played.
Nadal has a a fantastic record in the last 10 years having won 81% of his matches (1144-274). 10-3 on hard in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Nadal has a 515-100 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
The Spaniard’s best result of the season was reaching the final in in ATP Cup.
Nadal has a 10-3 win-loss record in 2020, 10-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Acapulco
Nadal didn’t compete in Acapulco in 2019.
Grigor Dimitrov
Ranked no. 22, Grigor reached the semifinal after defeating Damir Dzumhur 6-3 6-3, Adrian Mannarino 6-78 6-2 7-62 and Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Mannarino, The Bulgarian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-78 6-2 7-62). During the match Dimitrov scored 110 points vs Mannarino’s 103. Grigor was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Dimitrov scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 5 double faults. Grigor Dimitrov lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Dimitrov put 60% of his first serves in, winning 68% (46/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (24/46) on the 2nd serve. Dimitrov broke Mannarino 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bulgarian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Dimitrov has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (805-484). 5-2 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Dimitrov has a 329-205 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Dimitrov has a 6-4 win-loss record in 2020, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Acapulco
Dimitrov didn’t compete in Acapulco in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Nadal | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 37 | 52 |
| Pts | 124-88 | 172-152 |
| Total Points | 212 | 324 |
| Winners | 47 | 70 |
| %Winners | 38% | 41% |
Both Nadal and Dimitrov played 2 matches. At the moment, Grigor Dimitrov dropped 1 set while Rafael Nadal hasn’t lost a set so far. Nadal has played 1 sets less than Dimitrov (4 vs 5). Therefore, Nadal played 15 games less than Dimitrov. The Spaniard scored 47 winners (38% on total points). On the other side, Grigor blasted 70 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Nadal | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| 1st in | 61/108 | 94/173 |
| %1st in | 56% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 47/61 | 70/94 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 23/47 | 38/79 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 48% |
Nadal blasted 7 aces (3.5 per match). Dimitrov blasted 3 aces (1.5 per match). Nadal won 77% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Dimitrov won 74% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Nadal | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 9 |
| Converted | 10/16 | 9/16 |
| % Converted | 63% | 56% |
| Conceded | 7 | 13 |
| Saved | 3 | 9 |
| % Saved | 43% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
The Spaniard broke his opponents 10 times with 63% conversion rate. Rafael conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded. The Bulgarian broke his opponents 9 times with 56% conversion rate. The Bulgarian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Nadal | ||||
| R1 Andujar |
R2 Kecmanovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 20 | 37 | |
| pts | 60-41 | 64-47 | 124-88 | |
| Total points | 101 | 111 | 212 | |
| Winners | 21 | 26 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 41% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 29/49 | 32/59 | 61/108 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 54% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 21/29 | 26/32 | 47/61 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 81% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 12/27 | 23/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 44% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/6 | 10/16 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 83% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 1/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 33% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 100 | |
| Dimitrov | ||||
| R1 Dzumhur |
R2 Mannarino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-78 6-2 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 34 | 52 | |
| pts | 62-49 | 110-103 | 172-152 | |
| Total points | 111 | 213 | 324 | |
| Winners | 24 | 46 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 42% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 26/59 | 68/114 | 94/173 | |
| % 1st in | 44% | 60% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 24/26 | 46/68 | 70/94 | |
| % 1st pts | 92% | 68% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/33 | 24/46 | 38/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 52% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 5/10 | 9/16 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 5/8 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 63% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 100 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWLWWWL Tennis Scores in Acapulco
- Rafael NadalNadal – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- John IsnerIsner – Tommy PaulPaul (7-63 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Kyle EdmundEdmund (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Rafael NadalNadal – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Kyle EdmundEdmund (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- John IsnerIsner – Tommy PaulPaul (7-6(3) 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Rafael NadalNadal – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (12-1) – See H2H details
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – John IsnerIsner (1-2) – See H2H details
