Daniil Medvedev and Grigor Dimitrov will clash against each other in the 4th round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on STADIUM 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Daniil Medvedev who should win in 2 sets.
Daniil Medvedev -> 1.195
Grigor Dimitrov -> 5.15
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Prediction and head to head Daniil Medvedev vs. Grigor Dimitrov
This will be the 5th time that Daniil Medvedev and Grigor Dimitrov face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Medvedev (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Medvedev won 6-3 6-3 in the 3rd round in Cincinnati back in August 2021.
Highlights Daniil Medvedev vs Grigor Dimitrov – Cincinnati 19-August-2021
Daniil Medvedev
Ranked no. 2 (career-high), Daniil got to the 4th round after defeating Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-2 and Filip Krajinovic 6-2 7-61.
In the 3rd round, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Krajinovic (6-2 7-61). During the match, Medvedev scored 68 points vs Krajinovic’s 51. Daniil was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Medvedev bagged 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Daniil Medvedev lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Medvedev put 58% of his first serves in, winning 70% (23/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (15/24) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Krajinovic 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Daniil started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Medvedev has a fantastic match record in the last 9 years having won 70% of his matches (366-158). 33-4 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Medvedev has a compiled155-53 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in in Marseille where he defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final 6-4 6-7(4) 6-4 and in in Mallorca where he defeated Sam Querrey in the final 6-4 6-2 and in in Toronto where he overcame Reilly Opelka in the final 6-4 6-3 and in at the U.S. Open where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 6-4 6-4 6-4.
Daniil has a composed 50-10 win-loss record in 2021, 33-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Indian Wells
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2018 and 2019. See his history.
Grigor Dimitrov
Ranked no. 28, Dimitrov got to the 4th round after defeating Daniel Altmaier 6-4 6-2 and Reilly Opelka 6-3 6-4.
In the 3rd round, Grigor had a good straight sets win against Opelka (6-3 6-4). During the match Dimitrov scored 61 points vs Opelka’s 42. Grigor was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Dimitrov scored 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Grigor Dimitrov was quite effective on serve to win 86% (32/37) of his 1st serve and 73% (8/11) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Grigor broke Opelka twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bulgarian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to conquer 60% of the points he played.
Dimitrov’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in San Diego.
Grigor has an aggregate 20-15 win-loss record in 2021, 16-9 on hard (See FULL STATS)
.H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Medvedev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 39 | 37 |
| Pts | 128-93 | 129-86 |
| Total Points | 221 | 215 |
| Winners | 46 | 59 |
| %Winners | 36% | 46% |
Both Medvedev and Dimitrov played 2 matches. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Medvedev and Dimitrov have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Medvedev played 2 games more than Dimitrov. Daniil scored 46 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Dimitrov blasted 59 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Medvedev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 2 |
| 1st in | 61/104 | 68/93 |
| %1st in | 59% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 46/61 | 59/68 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 87% |
| 2nd pts | 29/43 | 18/25 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 72% |
Medvedev blasted 8 aces (4 per match). Dimitrov scored 4 aces (2 per match). Medvedev won 75% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Dimitrov won 87% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 72% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Medvedev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 5 |
| Converted | 7/13 | 5/12 |
| % Converted | 54% | 42% |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 |
| Saved | 1 | 2 |
| % Saved | 33% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 |
Daniil broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Russian dropped his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Grigor broke his opponents 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Bulgarian was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points.
| Medvedev | ||||
| R2 Mcdonald | R3 Krajinovic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-2 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 21 | 39 | |
| pts | 60-42 | 68-51 | 128-93 | |
| Total points | 102 | 119 | 221 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 34% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 28/47 | 33/57 | 61/104 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 58% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 23/28 | 23/33 | 46/61 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 70% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/19 | 15/24 | 29/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 74% | 63% | 67% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 4/6 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 67% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/3 | 1 | |
| Saved % | – | 33% | 17% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Dimitrov | ||||
| R2 Altmaier | R3 Opelka | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 19 | 37 | |
| pts | 68-44 | 61-42 | 129-86 | |
| Total points | 112 | 103 | 215 | |
| Winners | 27 | 32 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 52% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 31/45 | 37/48 | 68/93 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 77% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 27/31 | 32/37 | 59/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 86% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 8/11 | 18/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 73% | 72% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 2/6 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tennis Scores in Indian Wells
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Cristian GarinGarin (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (4-6 7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Kevin AndersonAnderson (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Fabio FogniniFognini (2-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Andy MurrayMurray (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – John IsnerIsner (w/o) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Lloyd HarrisHarris (6-74 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-4 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Daniel EvansEvans (5-7 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (6-2 7-61) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Andrey RublevRublev (6-4 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Kevin AndersonAnderson (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Andy MurrayMurray (6-4 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (4-6 7-6(2) 6-2) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Cristian GarinGarin (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Fabio FogniniFognini (2-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Alexander ZverevZverev (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Casper RuudRuud (4-2) – H2H and prediction
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Cameron NorrieNorrie (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-7) – H2H and prediction