Grigor Dimitrov and Benoit Paire will square off in the 2nd round of the Australian Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:00 pm on Court 3. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and 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 -> 1.27
Benoit Paire -> 3.92
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Benoit Paire
This will be the 5th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Benoit Paire face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Paire (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Paire won 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 1st round in Tokyo back in 2015.
Grigor Dimitrov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14-10 | 9-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-18 | 21-7 | 8-4 | 13-5 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-21 | 16-10 | 10-5 | 10-4 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-22 | 10-11 | 10-5 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-18 | 18-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 28, the Bulgarian got to the 2nd round after defeating Jiri Lehecka 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-5.
In the 1st round, Grigor defeated Lehecka (6-4 4-6 6-3 7-5). During the match, Dimitrov scored 133 points vs Lehecka’s 117. The Bulgarian was quite aggressive to blast 60 winners.
Regarding the service games, Dimitrov struck 8 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Grigor Dimitrov was pretty efficient on serve to win 78% (60/77) of his 1st serve and 62% (28/45) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Grigor broke Lehecka 3 times after converting 25% of his break points (3/12).
Dimitrov has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (302-178). 3-1 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dimitrov has a compiled 150-88 match record in the last years on hard.
Grigor’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne.
Dimitrov has a composed 3-1 win-loss record in 2022, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Benoit Paire
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 11-30 | 6-12 | 0-9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-38 | 13-12 | 27-17 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 16-31 | 7-13 | 6-14 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 14-32 | 6-12 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 56, the French player got to the 2nd round after beating Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-4 3-6 7-5 2-6 7-5.
In the 1st round, The French player had a tough win against Moura Monteiro to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-4 3-6 7-5 2-6 7-5). During the match Paire scored 160 points vs Moura Monteiro’s 154. The French player was extremely aggressive to blast 70 winners.
About the serving games, Paire submerged his opponent with 30 aces and he was not very solid on his 2nd serve to score 13 double faults. Benoit Paire lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Paire put 53% of his first serves in, winning 85% (70/82) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (35/74) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Moura Monteiro 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).
The French player has an aggregate 1-2 win-loss record in 2022, 1-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2014 and 2017. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dimitrov | Paire |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 41 | 51 |
| Pts | 133-117 | 160-154 |
| Total Points | 250 | 314 |
| Winners | 60 | 70 |
| %Winners | 45% | 44% |
Both Dimitrov and Paire played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Grigor Dimitrov surrendered 1 set, while Benoit Paire lost 2 sets. Dimitrov has played 1 set(s) less than Paire (4 vs 5). Therefore, Dimitrov played 10 games less than Paire. The Bulgarian scored 60 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Paire made 70 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dimitrov | Paire |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 30 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 30 |
| 1st in | 77/122 | 82/156 |
| %1st in | 63% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 60/77 | 70/82 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 85% |
| 2nd pts | 28/45 | 35/74 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 47% |
Dimitrov blasted 8 aces . Paire struck 30 aces . Dimitrov won 78% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Paire won 85% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dimitrov | Paire |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/12 | 4/14 |
| % Converted | 25% | 29% |
| Conceded | 8 | 12 |
| Saved | 7 | 8 |
| % Saved | 88% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 |
The Bulgarian broke his opponent 3 times with a 25% conversion rate. The Bulgarian surrendered his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded. Benoit broke his opponent 4 times with a 29% conversion rate. Paire conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dimitrov | |||
| R1 Lehecka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 41 | 41 | |
| pts | 133-117 | 133-117 | |
| Total points | 250 | 250 | |
| Winners | 60 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 77/122 | 77/122 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 60/77 | 60/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/45 | 28/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 3/12 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Paire | |||
| R1 Moura Monteiro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 7-5 2-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 51 | 51 | |
| pts | 160-154 | 160-154 | |
| Total points | 314 | 314 | |
| Winners | 70 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 30 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 13 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 82/156 | 82/156 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 70/82 | 70/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 35/74 | 35/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/14 | 4/14 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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