ROME STATS. Ruthless Dimitrov annihilates Nishioka in the 2nd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Dimitrov blitzes Nishioka to fight against Jannik Sinner in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Yoshihito Nishioka

Grigor Dimitrov grounds Yoshihito Nishioka 6-1 6-0 in the 2nd round in Rome on Wednesday after playing a marvellous match to play Jannik Sinner in the 3rd round.

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Dimitrov was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Nishioka in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Dimitrov reinforced his lead after breaking Nishioka in the 4th (4-0) game before managing to win the set (6-1).

A crucial moment of this set was when the Bulgarian won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

Grigor converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40), the 3rd (3-0 15-40) and the 6th game (5-0 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Dimitrov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 41 points. Grigor won 17 more points than Yoshihito (29-12). Grigor was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). on the other side of the net, Yoshihito conceded 13 points on serve (8-13).

Nishioka was completely overpowered and Grigor won the set 6-0.

Dimitrov converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 40-A) and the 5th game (4-0 0-40). On the other side, Yoshihito wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (0-3 40-A).

They played 45 points. Dimitrov was the winner of the set after clinching 17 points more than the Japanese (31-14). The Bulgarian lost 10 points on serve (18-10). on the other side of the net, Yoshihito conceded 13 points on serve (4-13).

Grigor will add to his prize money € 23,510 after winning this match. He has won already € 61,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Grigor will add € 14,000 to his earnings to get in total € 75,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Dimitrov
Nishioka
Grigor Dimitrov
6-1 6-0
Yoshihito Nishioka
60
60
Total points
26
26
24
24
Winners
8
8
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
31%
31%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
0
0
4
4
Double Faults
1
1
52%
52%
1st in
58%
58%
96%
96%
1st won
36%
36%
24/25
24/25
1st won
8/22
8/22
43%
43%
2nd won
25%
25%
10/23
10/23
2nd won
4/16
4/16
-- Break Points --
5/8
5/8
Total
0/1
0/1
63%
63%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the Bulgarian scored 60 points vs. Yoshihito’s 26.

Grigor served very well to win 96% of the points (24/25) behind his first serve. However he won only 43% points (10/23) on his second serve. Dimitrov was well focused in converting 63% of the break points that he conquered (5/8). On the other side, the Japanese wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Dimitrov and Nishioka is 2-0 for Grigor.

Draw and next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Jannik Sinner – stats

Dimitrov will play Sinner in the 3rd round.

There is no head to head record between Grigor Dimitrov and Jannik Sinner since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

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