Carlos Alcaraz outpaces Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-3 in the 3rd round in Paris on Thursday after playing a remarkable match to square off with Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 11 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 3rd round in 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.
Carlos added to his prize money € 63,360 after conquering this match. He has won already € 136,225 after this win. If he wins the next match, Alcaraz will add € 113,515 to his earnings to get in total € 249,740 in total.
Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs. Grigor Dimitrov Rolex Paris Masters – Paris
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Alcaraz scored 62 points vs. Grigor’s 44.
Alcaraz
Alcaraz served exceptionally well to win 77% of the points (23/30) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 47% points (8/17) on his second serve. Alcaraz was effective at converting 71% of the break points that he conquered (5/7).
Dimitrov
On the other side, the Bulgarian had some problems converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this contest, the head to head between Alcaraz and Dimitrov is 1-0 for Carlos.
Draw and next match H2H: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune – stats
Alcaraz will play Vitus Nodskov Rune in the quarter.
This will be the 2nd time that Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on I.hard.
Live score progression and stats
Alcaraz had a racing start in this set after breaking Grigor Dimitrov in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The Spaniard extended his lead after breaking Grigor in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.
The Bulgarian lost the 7th game (6-1) when he was comfortably leading 40-0. A defining moment of this set was when the Spaniard won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.
The Spaniard converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 43 points. The Spaniard won 13 points more than Dimitrov (28-15). The Spaniard was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (12-2). on the other side of the court, the Bulgarian conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).
Alcaraz came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Grigor Dimitrov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, that wasn’t sufficient for Alcaraz to win the set as Dimitrov found the way to break back in the 5th (2-3) game. The Spaniard maintained his cool to break the Bulgarian in the 8th (5-3) game before conquering the set (6-3).
Carlos converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Grigor converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (1-3 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 63 points. The Spaniard was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Dimitrov (34-29). Carlos conceded 14 points on serve (19-14). On the losing side, the Bulgarian conceded 15 points on serve (15-15).
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