Grigor Dimitrov and Jiri Lehecka will play each other in the 2nd round of the ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on COURT DES PRINCES. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.86
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.94
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Jiri Lehecka
This will be the 3rd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Jiri Lehecka fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Dimitrov and Lehecka (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Lehecka won 6-4 1-6 7-6(5) in the 1st round in Stockholm back in 2022.
Highlights Jiri Lehecka vs Grigor Dimitrov – Stockholm 18-October-2022
Grigor Dimitrov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-15 | 21-7 | 8-4 | 7-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-21 | 16-10 | 10-5 | 10-4 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-22 | 10-11 | 10-5 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-18 | 18-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-11 | 8-5 | 6-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 25, the Bulgarian got to the 2nd round after defeating Ben Shelton 6-1 3-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Bulgarian defeated Shelton (6-1 3-6 6-3). During the match, Dimitrov scored 101 points vs Shelton’s 81. The Bulgarian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Dimitrov recorded 10 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Grigor Dimitrov was extremely effective on serve to win 80% (37/46) of his 1st serve and 61% (17/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Dimitrov broke Shelton 3 times after converting 17% of his break points (3/18).
Dimitrov has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (297-182). 1-0 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dimitrov has a compiled 65-42 record in the last years on clay.
Grigor’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Rotterdam.
Grigor has an aggregate 9-6 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Jiri Lehecka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-15 | 18-10 | 4-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-29 | 18-13 | 10-8 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-32 | 5-4 | 24-13 | 13-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-26 | 12-3 | 34-15 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-12 | 4-4 | 12-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 42, Lehecka got to the 2nd round after defeating Emil Ruusuvuori 6-1 7-5.
In the 1st round, Jiri had a good straight sets win against Ruusuvuori (6-1 7-5). During the match Lehecka scored 72 points vs Ruusuvuori’s 58. Jiri was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Lehecka managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Jiri Lehecka lost the serve twice and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Lehecka put 70% of his first serves in, winning 68% (34/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (10/21) on the 2nd serve. Jiri broke Ruusuvuori 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Lehecka’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Doha.
Jiri has a compiled 17-8 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dimitrov | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 19 |
| Pts | 101-81 | 72-58 |
| Total Points | 182 | 130 |
| Winners | 37 | 34 |
| %Winners | 37% | 47% |
Both Dimitrov and Lehecka played 1 match. At the moment, Grigor Dimitrov surrendered 1 set while Jiri Lehecka hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Dimitrov has played 1 set more than Lehecka (3 vs 2). Therefore, Dimitrov played 6 games more than Lehecka. The Bulgarian scored 37 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Lehecka blasted 34 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dimitrov | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 3 |
| 1st in | 46/74 | 50/71 |
| %1st in | 62% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 37/46 | 34/50 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 17/28 | 10/21 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 48% |
Dimitrov struck 10 aces . Lehecka bagged 3 aces . Dimitrov won 80% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Lehecka won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dimitrov | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 5 |
| Converted | 3/18 | 5/12 |
| % Converted | 17% | 42% |
| Conceded | 2 | 10 |
| Saved | 1 | 8 |
| % Saved | 50% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
Grigor broke his opponent 3 times with a 17% conversion rate. The Bulgarian dropped his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Lehecka broke his opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Lehecka conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dimitrov | |||
| R1 Shelton |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 101-81 | 101-81 | |
| Total points | 182 | 182 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 46/74 | 46/74 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 37/46 | 37/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/28 | 17/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/18 | 3/18 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 17% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Lehecka | |||
| R1 Ruusuvuori |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 72-58 | 72-58 | |
| Total points | 130 | 130 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 50/71 | 50/71 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 34/50 | 34/50 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | 10/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
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