Alex De Minaur aces Dimitrov in the semifinal. HIGHLIGHTS – ANTWERP RESULTS

    EUROPEAN OPEN - ANTWERP DRAW AND RESULTS. De Minaur conquers Dimitrov to take on Ugo Humbert in the final

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    Prediction and head to head Alex De Minaur vs. Grigor Dimitrov

    Alex De Minaur ousts Grigor Dimitrov 7-64 6-73 6-4 in the semifinal in Antwerp on Saturday. De Minaur will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Ugo Humbert in the final.

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    1st Set -
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    The Australian won the set after he broke Grigor in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (3-4) game. Dimitrov tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (2-4) game. Anyhow, the Australian maintained the focus to finally clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 4.

    Tiebreak

    The Australian won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (4-0), 5th (5-0) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Grigor won 2 minibreaks in the 6th (1-5) and 10th (4-6) point.

    The Australian won the tiebreak 7-4 after he conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.

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

    Alex was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40). On the other side, Grigor converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 0-40) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

    They played 81 points. The contest during this set was so even that the Australian won barely 1 point more than Dimitrov (41-40). De Minaur lost 19 points on serve (23-19). On the other side, Grigor conceded 18 points on serve (21-18).

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    The Bulgarian won the set after he broke the Australian in the 5th (3-2) game. The Australian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Anyhow, the Bulgarian didn’t lose the lead to eventually clinch the set at the following tiebreak at 3.

    Tiebreak

    Dimitrov won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (4-0), 5th (5-0) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, the Australian won a minibreak in the 7th (1-6) point.

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

    Grigor converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 15-40). Also, on the other side, Alex converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A), the 6th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).

    They played 93 points. The contest during this set was so even that Grigor won just 1 point more than the Australian (47-46). The Bulgarian dropped 20 points on serve (31-20). Regarding the other side of the net, Alex conceded 16 points on serve (26-16).

    3rd Set -
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    Alex won the set after he broke Dimitrov in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. The Bulgarian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. However, Alex didn’t lose the lead to conquer the set 6-4.

    De Minaur converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, Dimitrov was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (3-4 0-40).

    They contested 62 points. The Australian was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Dimitrov (33-29). De Minaur lost 10 points on serve (17-10). on the other side of the net, Dimitrov conceded 16 points on serve (19-16).

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Minaur
    Dimitrov
    Alex De Minaur
    7-64 6-73 6-4
    2h:48
    Grigor Dimitrov
    120
    120
    Total points
    116
    116
    47
    47
    Winners
    47
    47
    39%
    39%
    Ratio Winners
    41%
    41%
    -- Serve --
    2
    2
    Aces
    5
    5
    2
    2
    Double Faults
    2
    2
    60%
    60%
    1st in
    56%
    56%
    71%
    71%
    1st won
    67%
    67%
    47/66
    47/66
    1st won
    47/70
    47/70
    43%
    43%
    2nd won
    45%
    45%
    19/44
    19/44
    2nd won
    25/56
    25/56
    -- Break Points --
    5/11
    5/11
    Total
    4/8
    4/8
    45%
    45%
    Won
    50%
    50%
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    At the end of the match, De Minaur scored 120 points vs. the Bulgarian’s 116.

    The Australian won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Grigor didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (4/8). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

    After this encounter, the head to head between De Minaur and Dimitrov is 1-1.

    Highlights Alex De Minaur vs. Grigor Dimitrov European Open – Antwerp

    Draw and next match H2H: Alex De Minaur vs. Ugo Humbert – stats

    De Minaur will play Humbert in the final.

    There is no head to head record between Alex De Minaur and Ugo Humbert since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

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