Grigor Dimitrov gets by Shelton in the 1st round to play vs Lehecka next at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. HIGHLIGHTS – MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS RESULTS

MONTE-CARLO ROLEX MASTERS - MONTE-CARLO DRAW AND RESULTS. Dimitrov hustles Shelton to face Jiri Lehecka in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
-
Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Ben Shelton

Grigor Dimitrov conquers Ben Shelton 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Tuesday. Dimitrov will face Jiri Lehecka in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 11 minutes. His best achievement in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2018 and 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

Dimitrov
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Dimitrov's Record

Dimitrov added to his prize money € 18,600 after winning this match. He has already won € 41,700 after this win. If he wins the next match, Grigor will add € 36,060 to his earnings to get in total € 77,760 in total.

Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Ben Shelton Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Monte-Carlo

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Dimitrov
Shelton
Grigor Dimitrov
6-1 3-6 6-3
2h:11
Ben Shelton
101
101
Total points
81
81
37
37
Winners
48
48
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
59%
59%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
9
9
4
4
Double Faults
4
4
62%
62%
1st in
62%
62%
80%
80%
1st won
72%
72%
37/46
37/46
1st won
48/67
48/67
61%
61%
2nd won
32%
32%
17/28
17/28
2nd won
13/41
13/41
-- Break Points --
3/18
3/18
Total
1/2
1/2
17%
17%
Won
50%
50%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, the Bulgarian scored 101 points vs. the American’s 81.

Dimitrov

Grigor served very well to win 80% of the points (37/46) behind his first serve, and he won 61% points (17/28) on his second serve. The Bulgarian fired 10 aces and he committed 4 double faults. Grigor won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 17% (3/18) of the procured opportunities.

Shelton

On the other side, Shelton was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (1/2). However, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Dimitrov and Shelton is 1-0 for Grigor.

Draw and next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Jiri Lehecka – stats

Dimitrov will come up against Lehecka in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Jiri Lehecka face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Dimitrov and Lehecka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

Grigor Dimitrov Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Dimitrov HTML
DimitrovShelton
HTML
D
0
0
S
0
0

Grigor was too good to concede just 1 game before breaking the American 2 times and conquer the set 6-1.

Ben was completely knocked out in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 1-1 to 6-1.

The Bulgarian converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Bulgarian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 47 points. Dimitrov was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Ben (28-19). The Bulgarian conceded 5 points on serve (16-5). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).

2nd Set -
Dimitrov Not
Not
0
0
0
0

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the American grabbed in the 8th game (5-3) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-3).

Dimitrov had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-3 to 6-3.

Shelton was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8th game (4-3 40-A). On the other side, Grigor was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 70 points. It’s worth to point out that, Ben won this set even if he scored less points 4 than the Bulgarian (33-37). Ben surrendered 18 points on serve (26-18). on the other side of the court, Dimitrov conceded 7 points on serve (19-7).

3rd Set -
Dimitrov this
this
0
0
Found
0
0
0
0

Similarly to the 2nd set, there was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that the Bulgarian grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) just before finally winning the set (6-3).

Dimitrov converted 14% of his break points (1/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (2-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Shelton wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 5th game (1-3 40-A).

They played 65 points. Grigor conquered the set after winning 7 more points than the American (36-29). Dimitrov lost 8 points on serve (19-8). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 17 points on serve (21-17).

1st
Dimitrov
Shelton
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Dimitrov
Shelton
3-6
3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Dimitrov
Shelton
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Monte Carlo Rolex Masters

Upcoming matches