Grigor Dimitrov bests Lehecka in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Dimitrov hustles Lehecka to come up against Benoit Paire in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Jiri Lehecka

Grigor Dimitrov gets by Jiri Lehecka 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Tuesday. Dimitrov will clash against Benoit Paire in the 2nd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes. His most significant achievement in this event was reaching the semifinal in 2017. Here you can see his history at this event.

Dimitrov
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Dimitrov's Record

Grigor added to his prize money $ 50,000 after conquering this match. He has won already $ 140,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Dimitrov will add $ 40,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 180,000 in total.

Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Jiri Lehecka Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Dimitrov
Lehecka
Grigor Dimitrov
6-4 4-6 6-3
7-5
2h:45
Jiri Lehecka
133
133
Total points
117
117
60
60
Winners
54
54
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
29
29
Unforced
58
58
33%
33%
Ratio Unforced
67%
67%
17/21
17/21
Net Approaches
33/49
33/49
81%
81%
Perc
67%
67%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
10
10
4
4
Double Faults
4
4
63%
63%
1st in
62%
62%
78%
78%
1st won
68%
68%
60/77
60/77
1st won
54/79
54/79
62%
62%
2nd won
59%
59%
28/45
28/45
2nd won
29/49
29/49
209
209
Fastest serve
206
206
189
189
AVG 1st Serve
188
188
146
146
AVG 2nd Serve
163
163
-- Break Points --
3/12
3/12
Total
1/8
1/8
25%
25%
Won
13%
13%
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At the end of the match, Dimitrov scored 133 points vs. Jiri’s 117.

Dimitrov

Dimitrov served extremely well to win 78% of the points (60/77) behind his first serve, and he won 62% points (28/45) on his second serve. Grigor won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 25% (3/12) of the procured opportunities.

Lehecka

On the other side, Lehecka was struggling when converting his break points (only 13% – 1/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Benoit Paire – stats

Dimitrov will face Paire in the 2nd round.

This will be the 5th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Benoit Paire play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Paire (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Paire won 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 1st round in Tokyo back in 2015.

Grigor Dimitrov Draw info

Live score progression and stats

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Dimitrov conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

Dimitrov converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). On the other side, the Czech was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 59 points. Dimitrov conquered the set after winning 5 more points than Jiri (32-27). The Bulgarian conceded 7 points on serve (21-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Jiri conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Jiri clinched in the 7th game (4-3) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).

The Czech was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (3-3 15-40). Also, on the other side, Dimitrov was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 69 points. The Czech conquered the set after winning 7 more points than Grigor (38-31). Jiri surrendered 10 points on serve (24-10). On the losing side, Grigor conceded 14 points on serve (21-14).

Dimitrov started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Jiri Lehecka in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was enough for Grigor to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

Grigor converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40) and the 4th game (3-0 30-40). On the other side, Grigor didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 44 points. Dimitrov won 12 points more than the Czech (28-16). The Bulgarian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (20-3). On the losing side, Jiri conceded 8 points on serve (13-8).

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Bulgarian grabbed in the 11th game (6-5) just before eventually winning the set (7-5).

Dimitrov converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Czech wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 12th game (5-6 30-40).

They played 78 points. Dimitrov conquered the set after winning 6 more points than Jiri (42-36). Grigor lost 10 points on serve (26-10). Regarding the other side of the net, the Czech conceded 16 points on serve (26-16).

 

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