What Match! Grigor Dimitrov and Kevin Anderson play at their very best to offer a 3 hours drama to the crowd in Toronto.
After the exchange of the first two sets, the real drama unfolded in the decider. Kevin had 2 match points on his serve when he was leading 5-4 40-15. The South African paid a high price for not being able to convert these match points to lose the third set at the tiebreak. The final results was 5-7 7-5 7-6 (8).
Some Numbers
The match was so close that Grigor managed to score just 3 points more than Kevin (122 vs 119). Grigor fired 10 aces vs. Anderson’s 15. Dimitrov’s biggest problem was his 1st serve in percentage (57%). Match Stats.
Dimitrov: I knew what to expect
An elated Dimitrov commented “I knew what to expect against him. I have played him I don’t even know how many times already, and I don’t remember us having a straight-set match. I knew in a way that he can serve himself out of the situation or any of that, but I think we didn’t play at our best. Still, when it came down to those big points, I think it was a lot about the mental toughness and what situation you want to put yourself in to win the point. In the end I was just a little bit stronger on that side and I went for the shots that I know I can win.”
Anderson: Probably the toughest loss in my career
Kevin was really upset for not being able to convert his 2 match points on his serve “It was pretty tough. I’m still probably processing it all, but as disappointing and frustrating as a match can possibly get. I worked really hard and obviously you never want to lose a match after having a couple of match points…Just probably one of the tougher losses on my serve in my career so far.”
The semis vs. Tsonga
Grigor will play Tsonga for the place in the final. Head to head is 3-0 for the Frenchman that is the favorite to get to the final as Dimitrov may struggle with tiredness and a possible injury occurred in the 3rd set tie break.
