Grigor Dimitrov and Aslan Karatsev will face off in the quarter of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 3 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.41
Aslan Karatsev -> 3.1
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Aslan Karatsev
There is no head to head record between Grigor Dimitrov and Aslan Karatsev since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Grigor Dimitrov
Ranked no. 21, Dimitrov got to the quarter after beating Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 7-65, Alex Bolt 7-61 6-1 6-2, Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-0 1-0 ret. and Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-4 6-0.
In the 4th round, The Bulgarian had a good straight sets win against Thiem (6-4 6-4 6-0). During the match Dimitrov scored 104 points vs Thiem’s 75. The Bulgarian was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Dimitrov struck 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Grigor Dimitrov was exceptionally effective on serve to win 71% (37/52) of his 1st serve and 58% (14/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Dimitrov broke Thiem 7 times after converting 47% of his break points (7/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Grigor hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Dimitrov has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (317-187). 6-1 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Dimitrov has a 144-89 record in the last years on hard.
Grigor has a 6-1 win-loss record in 2021, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Dimitrov capitulated in the 2nd round to Tommy Paul.
Aslan Karatsev
Ranked no. 114, the Russian reached the quarter after defeating Gianluca Mager 6-3 6-3 6-4, Egor Gerasimov 6-0 6-1 6-0, Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 6-3 6-3 and Felix Auger Aliassime 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-4.
In the 4th round, Karatsev had a tough win against Auger-Aliassime to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-4). During the match Karatsev scored 126 points vs Auger-Aliassime’s 122. Aslan was quite aggressive to blast 59 winners.
Talking about serving, Karatsev managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Aslan Karatsev lost the serve 5 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Karatsev put 63% of his first serves in, winning 77% (59/77) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (22/46) on the 2nd serve. Karatsev broke Auger-Aliassime 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Karatsev has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Aslan has a 7-0 win-loss record in 2021, 7-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Aslan didn’t play at the Australian Open in 2020.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dimitrov | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 14 |
| Tot Games | 85 | 118 |
| Pts | 308-227 | 401-298 |
| Total Points | 535 | 699 |
| Winners | 136 | 171 |
| %Winners | 44% | 43% |
Dimitrov played 3 matches while Karatsev competed in 4 matches. At the moment, Aslan Karatsev surrendered 2 sets while Grigor Dimitrov hasn’t conceded a set so far. Dimitrov has played 5 set(s) less than Karatsev (9 vs 14). Therefore, Dimitrov played 33 games less than Karatsev. The Bulgarian scored 136 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian scored 171 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dimitrov | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 39 | 39 |
| Avg per match | 13 | 9.8 |
| 1st in | 173/252 | 223/350 |
| %1st in | 69% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 136/173 | 171/223 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 46/79 | 71/127 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 56% |
Dimitrov fired 39 aces (13 per match). Karatsev made 39 aces (9.8 per match). Dimitrov won 79% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Karatsev won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dimitrov | Karatsev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 24 |
| Converted | 15/34 | 24/48 |
| % Converted | 44% | 50% |
| Conceded | 15 | 24 |
| Saved | 12 | 17 |
| % Saved | 80% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
Grigor broke his opponents 15 times with a 44% conversion rate. Dimitrov lost his serve 3 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Aslan broke his opponents 24 times with a 50% conversion rate. Aslan conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dimitrov | ||||||
| R1 Cilic |
R2 Bolt |
R3 Carreno-Busta |
R4 Thiem |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 7-65 | 7-61 6-1 6-2 | 6-0 1-0 ret. | 6-4 6-4 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 28 | 7 | 26 | 92 | |
| pts | 100-84 | 104-68 | 32-16 | 104-75 | 340-243 | |
| Total points | 184 | 172 | 48 | 179 | 583 | |
| Winners | 52 | 47 | 9 | 37 | 145 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 45% | 28% | 36% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 19 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 42 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 63/91 | 58/85 | 10/18 | 52/76 | 183/270 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 68% | 56% | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 52/63 | 47/58 | 9/10 | 37/52 | 145/183 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 81% | 90% | 71% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 17/27 | 4/8 | 14/24 | 50/87 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 63% | 50% | 58% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/9 | 4/8 | 7/15 | 19/42 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 44% | 50% | 47% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 5/7 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 100% | 71% | 87% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Karatsev | ||||||
| R1 Mager |
R2 Gerasimov |
R3 Schwartzman |
R4 Auger-Aliassime |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 6-4 | 6-0 6-1 6-0 | 6-3 6-3 6-3 | 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 19 | 27 | 44 | 118 | |
| pts | 92-63 | 92-50 | 91-63 | 126-122 | 401-298 | |
| Total points | 155 | 142 | 154 | 248 | 699 | |
| Winners | 37 | 29 | 46 | 59 | 171 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 32% | 51% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 39 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 42/69 | 40/68 | 64/90 | 77/123 | 223/350 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 59% | 71% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 37/42 | 29/40 | 46/64 | 59/77 | 171/223 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 73% | 72% | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/27 | 16/28 | 16/26 | 22/46 | 71/127 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 57% | 62% | 48% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 9/17 | 5/6 | 5/14 | 24/48 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 53% | 83% | 36% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 24 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 5/5 | 10/11 | 1/6 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 91% | 17% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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