Stubborn Dimitrov outlasts Hurkacz in the quarter of the BNP Paribas Open. HIGHLIGHTS – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS

    BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Dimitrov survives Hurkacz to come up against Cameron Norrie in the semifinal

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Hubert Hurkacz

    Grigor Dimitrov survives Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 6-4 7-6(2) in the quarter in Indian Wells on Thursday after conquering a huge battle. Dimitrov will engage against Cameron Norrie in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 37 minutes. This will be his best result in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 3rd round in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Dimitrov
    Indian Wells
    Dimitrov's Record

    The Bulgarian added to his prize money $ 160,000 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 335,000 so far in the tournament. If he wins the next match, Dimitrov will add $ 305,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 640,000.

    Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Hubert Hurkacz BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Dimitrov
    Hurkacz
    Grigor Dimitrov
    3-6 6-4 7-62
    2h:37
    Hubert Hurkacz
    100
    100
    Total points
    101
    101
    51
    51
    Winners
    48
    48
    51%
    51%
    Ratio Winners
    48%
    48%
    -- Serve --
    0
    0
    Aces
    14
    14
    4
    4
    Double Faults
    1
    1
    74%
    74%
    1st in
    60%
    60%
    71%
    71%
    1st won
    77%
    77%
    51/72
    51/72
    1st won
    48/62
    48/62
    52%
    52%
    2nd won
    48%
    48%
    13/25
    13/25
    2nd won
    20/42
    20/42
    -- Break Points --
    3/4
    3/4
    Total
    3/9
    3/9
    75%
    75%
    Won
    33%
    33%
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    The Bulgarian won this match even if he scored less points than Hubert (100 vs. 101).

    Dimitrov

    Dimitrov was effective when converting 75% of the break points that he procured (3/4).

    Hurkacz

    On the other side, the Pole was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

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

    Draw and next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Cameron Norrie – stats

    Dimitrov will take on Norrie in the semifinal.

    This will be the 2nd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Cameron Norrie face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Norrie (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

    The last time that they locked horns, Norrie won 7-5 7-5 in the 2nd round in Miami back in March 2021.

    Grigor Dimitrov Draw info

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    The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Hurkacz snatched in the 8th game (5-3) before ultimately conquering the set (6-3).

    The Pole was unerring in converting all his break points in the 8th game (4-3 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Hurkacz didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They contested 54 points. Hurkacz was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than the Bulgarian (32-22). The Pole was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (20-4). on the other side of the court, Dimitrov conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).

    Dimitrov conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Hubert Hurkacz in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, there was more work to do for the Bulgarian to win the set because the Pole succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Dimitrov maintained his focus to break Hurkacz in the 10th (6-4) game.

    They contested 67 points. Grigor was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than the Pole (37-30). The Bulgarian lost 9 points on serve (19-9). In addition, on the other side, Hubert conceded 18 points on serve (21-18).

    Dimitrov won the set after he broke the Pole in the 6th (4-2) game. The Pole tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Anyhow, Dimitrov kept the focus to finally clinch the set at the following breaker at 2.

    Tiebreak

    The Bulgarian won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 3rd (2-1), 7th (5-2) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, Hurkacz won a minibreak in the 1st (1-0) point.

    Dimitrov won the tiebreak 7-2 after he conquered a decisive 4-2 lead.

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

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

    They contested 80 points. Dimitrov was the one to win the set after conquering 4 more points than Hurkacz (42-38). Dimitrov lost 12 points on serve (27-12). on the other side of the net, Hubert conceded 15 points on serve (26-15).

     

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