Marton Fucsovics upsets Grigor Dimitrov 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in New York

on Thursday. Fucsovics will have to play Frances Tiafoe in the 3rd round.

Fucsovics had an good ride in the last 2 sets to drop 5 games after winning 72 points vs. Dimitrov’s 46 points.

Score, report, and key facts

1st Set -
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Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Eventually, Grigor won the breaker at 7-5.

Tiebreak

Grigor won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0), 8th (5-3), 10th (6-4) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Marton won a minibreak in the 5th (1-4) point.

Grigor won the tiebreak 7-5 after he conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-5

Dimitrov wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-1 30-40). On the other side, the Hungarian was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A and 40-A).

They played 85 points. There was not much difference between these 2 since finally Dimitrov won only 1 point more than Marton (43-42). Dimitrov conceded 13 points on serve (33-13). on the other side of the court, Fucsovics conceded 10 points on serve (29-10).

2nd Set -
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Marton won the set after recovering 3 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping his serve 3 times in the 5th (2-3), in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (5-6) game, Fucsovics broke back 3 times in the 8th (4-4), in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th (6-6) game before bringing the set at the tiebreak that he won 7-4.

Marton failed to serve out the set when leading 5-5 to be broken at 40.

Tiebreak

Marton won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 7th (5-2) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, the Bulgarian won a minibreak in the 8th (3-5) point.

The Hungarian won the tiebreak 7-4 after he conquered a decisive 4-2 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 7-4

Fucsovics converted 30% of his break points (3/10). He had 10 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (3-4 40-A), the 10th (4-5 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Dimitrov converted 42% of his break points (3/7). He had his opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A), the 9th (4-4 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 111 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Hungarian won this set even if he scored less points 1 than Dimitrov (55-56). Fucsovics dropped 24 points on serve (27-24). on the other side of the court, the Bulgarian conceded 28 points on serve (32-28).

3rd Set -
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The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Grigor conquered in the 6th game (4-2) before ultimately managing to win the set (6-3).

Grigor converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Marton was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 9th game (3-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 57 points. The Bulgarian was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than the Hungarian (33-24). Dimitrov dropped 8 points on serve (23-8). on the other side of the net, Marton conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).

4th Set -
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Dimitrov was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Fucsovics in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, the Hungarian was not done to come back to break Grigor 3 times in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (4-4) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.

The Hungarian converted 42% of his break points (3/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 30-40), the 5th (2-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Dimitrov was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 6th game (3-3 15-40).

They played 59 points. Marton won 7 points more than Grigor (33-26). Fucsovics conceded 11 points on serve (16-11). On the losing side, Dimitrov conceded 17 points on serve (15-17).

5th Set -
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Fucsovics won the set after he broke Grigor in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game.

The Bulgarian was completely wiped out in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.

Fucsovics converted 18% of his break points (2/11). He had 11

break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Fucsovics didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 59 points. The Hungarian was the winner of the set after clinching 13 more points than Dimitrov (36-23). Fucsovics dropped 7 points on serve (18-7). on the other side of the court, the Bulgarian conceded 18 points on serve (16-18).

Fucsovics will add to his prize money $ 63,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 163,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Fucsovics will add $ 87,000 to his earnings to earn $ 250,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Fucsovics
Dimitrov
6-75 7-64 3-6
6-4 6-1
197
197
Total points
184
184
69
69
Winners
89
89
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
54
54
Unforced
74
74
42%
42%
Ratio Unforced
58%
58%
33/55
33/55
Net Approaches
32/44
32/44
60%
60%
Perc
73%
73%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
6
6
3
3
Double Faults
9
9
61%
61%
1st in
64%
64%
67%
67%
1st won
65%
65%
69/103
69/103
1st won
89/137
89/137
58%
58%
2nd won
45%
45%
38/65
38/65
2nd won
34/76
34/76
-- Break Points --
8/35
8/35
Total
6/14
6/14
23%
23%
Won
43%
43%
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After this match, the head to head between Fucsovics and Dimitrov is 3-0 for Marton.

Highlights Marton Fucsovics vs. Grigor Dimitrov U.S. Open – New York

Draw and next match H2H: Marton Fucsovics vs. Frances Tiafoe – stats

Fucsovics will come up against Tiafoe in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Marton Fucsovics and Frances Tiafoe square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Fucsovics (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played, Fucsovics won 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Doha back in January 2020.

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