Andrey Rublev defeats Dimitrov in the quarter. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – INDIAN WELLS RESULTS

    BNP PARIBAS OPEN - INDIAN WELLS DRAW AND RESULTS. Rublev bests Dimitrov to take on Taylor Harry Fritz in the semifinal

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Grigor Dimitrov

    Andrey Rublev hustles Grigor Dimitrov 7-5 6-2 in the quarter in Indian Wells on Friday. Rublev is going to play against Taylor Harry Fritz in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this competition. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 3rd round in 2019 and 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Rublev
    Indian Wells
    Rublev's Record

    The Russian added to his prize money $ 164,045 after winning this match. He has won already $ 343,985 till now in this event. If he wins the next match, Andrey will add $ 321,345 to his earnings to get in total $ 665,330.

    Highlights Andrey Rublev vs. Grigor Dimitrov BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells

    Rublev’s Interview

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Rublev
    Dimitrov
    Andrey Rublev
    7-5 6-2
    1h:30
    Grigor Dimitrov
    72
    72
    Total points
    58
    58
    29
    29
    Winners
    29
    29
    40%
    40%
    Ratio Winners
    50%
    50%
    -- Serve --
    4
    4
    Aces
    3
    3
    2
    2
    Double Faults
    5
    5
    62%
    62%
    1st in
    63%
    63%
    81%
    81%
    1st won
    64%
    64%
    29/36
    29/36
    1st won
    29/45
    29/45
    45%
    45%
    2nd won
    37%
    37%
    10/22
    10/22
    2nd won
    10/27
    10/27
    -- Break Points --
    4/10
    4/10
    Total
    1/3
    1/3
    40%
    40%
    Won
    33%
    33%
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    At the end of the match, Andrey scored 72 points vs. Grigor’s 58.

    Rublev

    Andrey served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (29/36) behind his first serve. Notwithstanding he won only 45% points (10/22) on his second serve. Andrey won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points as he converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities.

    Dimitrov

    On the other side, the Bulgarian had a tough time converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

    After this encounter, the head to head between Rublev and Dimitrov is 3-2 for Andrey.

    Draw and next match H2H: Andrey Rublev vs. Taylor Harry Fritz – stats

    Rublev will fight against Harry Fritz in the semifinal.

    This will be the 5th time that Andrey Rublev and Taylor Harry Fritz play each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Rublev and Harry Fritz (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

    Andrey Rublev Draw info

    Live score progression and stats

    Rublev won the set after he broke the Bulgarian in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Grigor tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Notwithstanding, Rublev stayed solid to win the set 7-5.

    The Russian converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Dimitrov converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 9th game (4-5 0-40).

    They contested 75 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Andrey won just 3 more points than the Bulgarian (39-36). The Russian surrendered 13 points on serve (22-13). on the other side of the court, Grigor conceded 17 points on serve (23-17).

    Rublev in this set played at a much higher level than Dimitrov and without struggling too much he won 6-2 after breaking Grigor in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

    A crucial moment of this set was when Rublev won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the score from 0-1 to 5-1.

    Rublev converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, the Bulgarian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (2-5 30-40).

    They contested 55 points. The Russian won 11 points more than the Bulgarian (33-22). The Russian conceded 6 points on serve (17-6). On the losing side, Dimitrov conceded 16 points on serve (16-16).

     

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