Grigor Dimitrov and Daniel Evans will play each other in the semifinal of the Citi Open for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 9:30 pm on STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.4
Daniel Evans -> 2.96
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Daniel Evans
This will be the 6th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Daniel Evans clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Evans won 7-6(3) 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Vienna back in 2020.
Highlights Daniel Evans vs Grigor Dimitrov – Vienna 30-October-2020
Grigor Dimitrov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-18 | 21-7 | 8-4 | 13-5 | 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. 20, Grigor reached the semifinal after beating Mackenzie Mcdonald 7-66 6-2, Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 6-3 and Ugo Humbert w/o.
In the quarter, Grigor defeated Humbert (w/o). During the match, Dimitrov and Humbert scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 20 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Bulgarian was not very aggressive to strike just winners.
Talking about the service games, Dimitrov wasn’t able to score even 1 ace and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults. Grigor Dimitrov conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of his first serves in, win 0% (0) of the points behind his 1st serve and 0% (0) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dimitrov hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Dimitrov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (315-189). 6-4 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Dimitrov has a composed 153-91 match record in the last years on hard.
The Bulgarian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Geneva.
The Bulgarian has an overall 27-13 win-loss record in 2023, 6-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
Daniel Evans
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-26 | 8-11 | 3-8 | 4-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-27 | 11-15 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-27 | 19-13 | 4-7 | 6-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-24 | 12-11 | 6-6 | 3-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-14 | 11-6 | 0-3 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 30, the Brit got to the semifinal after beating Gregoire Barrere 2-6 6-0 6-3, Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-3 and Frances Tiafoe 6-4 7-5.
In the quarter, The Brit had a good straight sets win against Tiafoe (6-4 7-5). During the match Evans scored 72 points vs Tiafoe’s 62. Evans was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Evans blasted 10 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Daniel Evans was extremely effective on serve to win 76% (28/37) of his 1st serve and 76% (16/21) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Brit broke Tiafoe 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Evans has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Evans’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Marrakech and Barcelona.
Evans has a composed 12-19 win-loss record in 2023, 6-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dimitrov | Evans |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 40 | 64 |
| Pts | 141-114 | 223-185 |
| Total Points | 255 | 408 |
| Winners | 59 | 79 |
| %Winners | 42% | 35% |
Dimitrov played 2 matches while Evans competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Daniel Evans surrendered 1 set while Grigor Dimitrov hasn’t dropped a set so far. Dimitrov has played 3 set(s) less than Evans (4 vs 7). Therefore, Dimitrov played 24 games less than Evans. The Bulgarian scored 59 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Brit managed to score 79 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dimitrov | Evans |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 71/120 | 109/187 |
| %1st in | 59% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 59/71 | 79/109 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 28/49 | 49/78 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 63% |
Dimitrov scored 6 aces (3 per match). Evans fired 16 aces (5.3 per match). Dimitrov won 83% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Evans won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dimitrov | Evans |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 12 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 12/28 |
| % Converted | 45% | 43% |
| Conceded | 3 | 15 |
| Saved | 2 | 10 |
| % Saved | 67% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 |
Grigor broke his opponents 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Bulgarian surrendered his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Evans broke his opponents 12 times with a 43% conversion rate. Daniel conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dimitrov | |||||
| R2 Mcdonald |
R3 Ruusuvuori |
1/4 Humbert |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-2 | 6-4 6-3 | w/o | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 19 | – | 40 | |
| pts | 67-52 | 74-62 | – | 141-114 | |
| Total points | 119 | 136 | – | 255 | |
| Winners | 32 | 27 | – | 59 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 36% | – | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | – | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | – | 6 | |
| 1st in | 37/57 | 34/63 | – | 71/120 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 54% | – | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 32/37 | 27/34 | – | 59/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 79% | – | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 16/29 | – | 28/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 55% | – | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 3/9 | – | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 33% | – | 45% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/3 | – | 2 | |
| Saved % | – | 67% | – | 22% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Evans | |||||
| R2 Barrere |
R3 Shevchenko |
1/4 Tiafoe |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-0 6-3 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 19 | 22 | 64 | |
| pts | 81-68 | 70-55 | 72-62 | 223-185 | |
| Total points | 149 | 125 | 134 | 408 | |
| Winners | 25 | 26 | 28 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 37% | 39% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 39/72 | 33/57 | 37/58 | 109/187 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 58% | 64% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 25/39 | 26/33 | 28/37 | 79/109 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 79% | 76% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/33 | 13/24 | 16/21 | 49/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 54% | 76% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 4/6 | 3/10 | 12/28 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 67% | 30% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 83% | 80% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLWWLWL Tennis Scores in Washington
- Mackenzie McDonald/Ben SheltonMcDonald/Ben Shelton – Lloyd Glasspool/Harri HeliovaaraGlasspool/Harri Heliovaara (3-6 6-3 12-10) – Stats, scores, rankings
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