Jiri Lehecka topples Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 2nd round in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on Wednesday. Lehecka will try to keep the momentum against Taylor Fritz in the 3rd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. This will be his best result in this tournament. Previously, the best he could do was reach the 1st round in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.
Jiri added to his prize money € 36,060 after conquering this match. He has already won € 77,760 after this win. If he wins the next match, Jiri will add € 67,620 to his earnings to get in total € 145,380 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Jiri scored 77 points vs. Grigor’s 67.
Lehecka
Jiri was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (3/6).
Dimitrov
On the other side, Dimitrov was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (2/4). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Lehecka and Dimitrov is 2-1 for Jiri.
Draw and next match H2H: Jiri Lehecka vs. Taylor Fritz – stats
Lehecka will come up against Fritz in the 3rd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Jiri Lehecka and Taylor Fritz face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they played, Fritz won 6-3 6-4 in the R in Australia back in December 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Lehecka had a favorable start in this set after breaking Grigor Dimitrov in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, the Czech succeeded in coming back to break Dimitrov in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set (7-6).
Jiri converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (3-4 15-40 and 30-40), the 10th (4-5 15-40) and the 14th game (7-5 40-A). In addition on the other side, Dimitrov converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 7th (3-3 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 91 points. The contest during this set was so even that the Czech won barely 1 point more than Grigor (46-45). The Czech dropped 15 points on serve (20-15). on the other side of the net, Dimitrov conceded 26 points on serve (30-26).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Lehecka conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before eventually winning the set (6-4).
Jiri was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 9th game (4-4 0-40). On the other side, Lehecka didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 53 points. Lehecka was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Grigor (31-22). The Czech surrendered 10 points on serve (23-10). On the losing side, Grigor conceded 8 points on serve (12-8).
Tennis Scores in Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
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Upcoming matches
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- Nicolas JarryJarry – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (1-0) – H2H details and stats
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- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (1-1) – H2H details and stats
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (1-0) – H2H details and stats