ROME STATS. Dimitrov victorious over Mager in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Dimitrov overcomes Mager to play Yoshihito Nishioka in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Gianluca Mager

Grigor Dimitrov conquers Gianluca Mager 7-5 6-1 in the 1st round in Rome on Monday. Dimitrov will clash against Yoshihito Nishioka in the 2nd round.

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Dimitrov won the set after he broke Mager in the 4th (3-1) and in the 12th (7-5) game. Gianluca tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5th (3-2) game. However, the Bulgarian didn’t lose the lead to conquer the set 7-5.

Grigor converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A). Also, on the other side, Mager converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 5th (1-3 15-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40).

They played 67 points. Grigor conquered the set after winning 5 more points than Gianluca (36-31). Grigor conceded 10 points on serve (22-10). On the other side, the Italian conceded 14 points on serve (21-14).

Dimitrov overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Mager in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. The Bulgarian managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Gianluca in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Dimitrov won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to convert the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

Grigor converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Bulgarian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 40 points. Grigor was the one to win the set after conquering 16 points more than the Italian (28-12). The Bulgarian surrendered 7 points on serve (18-7). on the other side of the net, Gianluca conceded 10 points on serve (5-10).

The Bulgarian will add to his prize money € 16,300 after conquering this match. He has won already € 37,490 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Bulgarian will add € 23,510 to his earnings to get in total € 61,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Dimitrov
Mager
Grigor Dimitrov
7-5 6-1
Gianluca Mager
64
64
Total points
44
44
22
22
Winners
21
21
34%
34%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
0
0
5
5
Double Faults
0
0
47%
47%
1st in
69%
69%
81%
81%
1st won
60%
60%
22/27
22/27
1st won
21/35
21/35
60%
60%
2nd won
38%
38%
18/30
18/30
2nd won
6/16
6/16
-- Break Points --
4/6
4/6
Total
1/2
1/2
67%
67%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Dimitrov scored 64 points vs. Gianluca’s 44.

Dimitrov served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (22/27) behind his first serve, and he won 60% points (18/30) on his second serve. The Bulgarian was pretty focused in converting 67% of the break points that he procured (4/6). On the other side, Mager was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (1/2). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this contest, the head to head between Dimitrov and Mager is 1-0 for Grigor.

Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Gianluca Mager Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Draw and next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Yoshihito Nishioka – stats

Dimitrov will play Nishioka in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Yoshihito Nishioka clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

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