Grigor Dimitrov outlasts Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) in the quarter in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Friday after conquering a huge battle. Dimitrov will play against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes. This run will match his most significant achievement in this competition. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Bulgarian added to his prize money € 113,515 after conquering this match. He has won already € 249,740 up to now in this event. If he wins the next match, the Bulgarian will add € 206,980 to his earnings to get in total € 456,720.
Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Hubert Hurkacz Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Monte-Carlo
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Bulgarian scored 96 points vs. Hurkacz’s 90.
Dimitrov
Dimitrov served exceptionally well to win 83% of the points (38/46) behind his first serve, and he won 56% points (22/39) on his second serve. The Bulgarian won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.
Hurkacz
On the other side, the Pole was well focused in converting 75% of the break points that he conquered points (3/4). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Dimitrov and Hurkacz is 2-0 for Grigor.
Draw and next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – stats
Dimitrov will face Davidovich Fokina in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Davidovich Fokina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
Live score progression and stats
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Bulgarian conquered in the 3rd game (2-1) prior to finally winning the set (6-4).
Dimitrov won 0 consecutive points in this set from 15-0 1-0 to .
The Bulgarian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (1-1 0-40). On the other side, Dimitrov didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 46 points. The Bulgarian was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Hurkacz (27-19). Dimitrov was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (20-3). Regarding the other side of the net, Hurkacz conceded 7 points on serve (16-7
).Similarly to the 1st set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Pole snatched in the 6th game (4-2) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).
The Pole was flawless in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40). On the other side, Hubert didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 50 points. Hubert won 8 more points than the Bulgarian (29-21
). Hubert lost 6 points on serve (20-6). On the other side, Grigor conceded 9 points on serve (15-9).Dimitrov was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Hubert Hurkacz in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, the Bulgarian managed to stage a good comeback to break the Pole in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 2.
Tiebreak
Grigor won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 6th (5-1) and 9th (7-2) point.
Grigor won the tiebreak 7-2 after he conquered a decisive 5-1 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2
The Bulgarian converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 40-A), the 8th (4-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 10th (4-5 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Hurkacz was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 8th game (4-4 30-40).
They contested 90 points. The Bulgarian won 6 points more than the Pole (48-42). The Bulgarian lost 13 points on serve (25-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Hubert conceded 23 points on serve (29-23).
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