Cameron Norrie and Grigor Dimitrov will face off in the semifinal of the BNP Paribas Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on STADIUM 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cameron Norrie who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cameron Norrie is the pick to win this match.
Cameron Norrie -> 1.85
Grigor Dimitrov -> 2.04
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Prediction and head to head Cameron Norrie vs. Grigor Dimitrov
This will be the 2nd time that Cameron Norrie and Grigor Dimitrov clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Norrie (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Norrie won 7-5 7-5 in the 2nd round in Miami back in March 2021.
Highlights Cameron Norrie vs Grigor Dimitrov – Miami 26-March-2021
Cameron Norrie
Ranked no. 26 (career-high), Cameron reached the semifinal after beating Tennys Sandgren 6-4 5-7 6-0, Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 5-7 6-3, Tommy Paul 6-4 4-6 6-2 and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-0 6-2.
In the quarter, The Brit had a good straight sets win against Schwartzman (6-0 6-2). During the match, Norrie scored 58 points vs Schwartzman’s 30. Cameron was quite aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Regarding the service games, Norrie wasn’t able to score even 1 ace in the course of the match and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults. Overall, Cameron Norrie was very efficient on serve to win 72% (18/25) of his 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Norrie broke Schwartzman 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cameron started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 3 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Norrie has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 63% of his matches (256-149). 23-11 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Norrie has a compiled172-75 record in the last 9 years on hard.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in in Los Cabos where he defeated Brandon Nakashima in the final 6-2 6-2.
Cameron has an aggregate 49-20 win-loss record in 2021, 23-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Indian Wells
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018 and 2019. See his history.
Grigor Dimitrov
Ranked no. 28, Dimitrov reached the semifinal after defeating Daniel Altmaier 6-4 6-2, Reilly Opelka 6-3 6-4, Daniil Medvedev 4-6 6-4 6-3 and Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 6-4 7-62.
In the quarter against Hurkacz, The Bulgarian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 7-62).-100) than Hurkacz. In fact, the world no. 26 won 100 points vs Hurkacz’s. That means that Dimitrov was more focused during the important points. Dimitrov was extremely aggressive to blast 51 winners.
About the serving games, Dimitrov couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Grigor Dimitrov was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 71% (51/72) of his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Grigor broke Hurkacz 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dimitrov started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Dimitrov’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in San Diego.
Dimitrov has a composed 22-15 win-loss record in 2021, 18-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Norrie | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 101 | 98 |
| Pts | 377-313 | 320-267 |
| Total Points | 690 | 587 |
| Winners | 130 | 156 |
| %Winners | 34% | 49% |
Both Norrie and Dimitrov played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Cameron Norrie lost 3 sets, while Grigor Dimitrov lost 2 sets. Norrie has played 1 set more than Dimitrov (11 vs 10). Therefore, Norrie played 3 games more than Dimitrov. The Brit scored 130 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Grigor scored 156 winners (49%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Norrie | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 1.3 |
| 1st in | 186/308 | 212/280 |
| %1st in | 60% | 76% |
| 1st pts | 130/186 | 156/212 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 56/122 | 38/68 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 56% |
Norrie managed to score 21 aces (5.3 per match). Dimitrov blasted 5 aces (1.3 per match). Norrie won 70% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Dimitrov won 74% 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 | Norrie | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 25 | 14 |
| Converted | 25/68 | 14/26 |
| % Converted | 37% | 54% |
| Conceded | 33 | 18 |
| Saved | 20 | 10 |
| % Saved | 61% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 13 | 8 |
The Brit broke his opponents 25 times with a 37% conversion rate. The Brit surrendered his serve 13 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. The Bulgarian broke his opponents 14 times with a 54% conversion rate. Grigor conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Norrie | ||||||
| R2 Sandgren |
R3 Bautista-Agut |
R4 Paul |
1/4 Schwartzman |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 5-7 6-0 | 6-4 5-7 6-3 | 6-4 4-6 6-2 | 6-0 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 101 | |
| pts | 98-80 | 117-110 | 104-93 | 58-30 | 377-313 | |
| Total points | 178 | 227 | 197 | 88 | 690 | |
| Winners | 31 | 44 | 37 | 18 | 130 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 38% | 36% | 31% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 43/79 | 62/101 | 56/86 | 25/42 | 186/308 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 61% | 65% | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 31/43 | 44/62 | 37/56 | 18/25 | 130/186 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 71% | 66% | 72% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/36 | 15/39 | 12/30 | 10/17 | 56/122 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 38% | 40% | 59% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | |
| Converted | 6/18 | 6/17 | 7/24 | 6/9 | 25/68 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 35% | 29% | 67% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 33 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 10/14 | 4/9 | 2/3 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 71% | 44% | 67% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Dimitrov | ||||||
| R2 Altmaier |
R3 Opelka |
R4 Medvedev |
1/4 Hurkacz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | 3-6 6-4 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 19 | 29 | 32 | 98 | |
| pts | 68-44 | 61-42 | 91-80 | 100-101 | 320-267 | |
| Total points | 112 | 103 | 171 | 201 | 587 | |
| Winners | 27 | 32 | 46 | 51 | 156 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 52% | 51% | 51% | 49% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 31/45 | 37/48 | 72/90 | 72/97 | 212/280 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 77% | 80% | 74% | 76% | |
| 1st pts | 27/31 | 32/37 | 46/72 | 51/72 | 156/212 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 86% | 64% | 71% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 8/11 | 7/18 | 13/25 | 38/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 73% | 39% | 52% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 2/6 | 6/10 | 3/4 | 14/26 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 60% | 75% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2/7 | 6/9 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 29% | 67% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWLWWWL Tennis Scores in Indian Wells
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-4 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Alexander ZverevZverev (4-6 6-3 7-63) – See score progression
- Aslan Karatsev/Andrey RublevKaratsev/Andrey Rublev – Rohan Bopanna/Denis ShapovalovBopanna/Denis Shapovalov (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (3-6 6-4 7-62) – See score progression
- John Peers/Filip PolasekPeers/Filip Polasek – Nikola Mektic/Mate PavicMektic/Mate Pavic (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Alexander ZverevZverev (4-6 6-3 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-4 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Cameron NorrieNorrie (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (2-1) – H2H and prediction
