Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 12th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.115
Grigor Dimitrov -> 6.4
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Grigor Dimitrov
This will be the 12th time that Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov square off. The head to head is 10-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Djokovic won 7-6(7) 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in at the Australian Open back in January 2023.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Grigor Dimitrov – Australian Open 21-January-2023
Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-7 | 8-3 | 11-3 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-7 | 19-3 | 18-3 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 41-5 | 26-1 | 11-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 Djokovic reached the 3rd round after beating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-65 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Serbian had a good straight sets win against Martin Etcheverry (7-65 6-2). During the match, Djokovic scored 72 points vs Martin Etcheverry’s 57. Djokovic was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Djokovic scored just 1 ace in the course of the match and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults. Overall, Novak Djokovic was quite efficient on serve to win 79% (33/42) of his 1st serve and 60% (9/15) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Novak broke Martin Etcheverry 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Djokovic has a fantastic record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (506-77). 3-2 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Djokovic has a composed 130-27 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Adelaide where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4 and at the Australian Open where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5).
Djokovic has an overall 18-3 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Grigor Dimitrov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-11 | 14-3 | 8-4 | 6-2 | 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. 33, the Bulgarian reached the 3rd round after defeating Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-63.
In the 2nd round, Grigor had a good straight sets win against Wawrinka (6-4 7-63). During the match Dimitrov scored 78 points vs Wawrinka’s 64. The Bulgarian was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Dimitrov blasted 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Grigor Dimitrov was extremely efficient on serve to win 88% (35/40) of his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Bulgarian broke Wawrinka twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
The Bulgarian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Rotterdam.
The Bulgarian has an overall 12-8 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rome
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2014. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 21 | 23 |
| Pts | 72-57 | 78-64 |
| Total Points | 129 | 142 |
| Winners | 33 | 35 |
| %Winners | 46% | 45% |
Both Djokovic and Dimitrov played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Djokovic and Dimitrov have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Djokovic played 2 games less than Dimitrov. Djokovic scored 33 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Bulgarian fired 35 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 4 |
| 1st in | 42/57 | 40/66 |
| %1st in | 74% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 33/42 | 35/40 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 88% |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 15/26 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 58% |
Djokovic struck 1 ace . Dimitrov also bagged 4 aces . Djokovic won 79% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Dimitrov won 88% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Djokovic | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 2 |
| Converted | 3/6 | 2/7 |
| % Converted | 50% | 29% |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 |
| Saved | 1 | 1 |
| % Saved | 50% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Djokovic broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Djokovic surrendered his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Bulgarian broke his opponent twice with a 29% conversion rate. Grigor conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | |||
| R2 Martin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | |
| pts | 72-57 | 72-57 | |
| Total points | 129 | 129 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 42/57 | 42/57 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 33/42 | 33/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 9/15 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Dimitrov | |||
| R2 Wawrinka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 78-64 | 78-64 | |
| Total points | 142 | 142 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 40/66 | 40/66 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 35/40 | 35/40 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 15/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/7 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLWLWWW Tennis Scores in Rome
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Guido PellaPella (6-0 7-64) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (4-6 7-68 7-65) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Daniel EvansEvans (7-65 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Alex MolcanMolcan (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-4 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Gregoire BarrereBarrere – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-6 6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Cristian GarinGarin – Tommy PaulPaul (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Ben SheltonShelton (6-4 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Arthur FilsFils (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-3 7-66) – See score progression
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Yibing WuWu (4-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Laslo DjereDjere – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Alex MolcanMolcan (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Guido PellaPella (6-0 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (4-6 7-6(8) 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Daniel EvansEvans (7-6(5) 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (10-1) – H2H and prediction
- David GoffinGoffin – Alexander ZverevZverev (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Cameron NorrieNorrie (0-4) – H2H and prediction
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gregoire BarrereBarrere – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Laslo DjereDjere – Christian GarinGarin (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Borna CoricCoric – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Alexander BublikBublik (4-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
