Alexander Zverev and Grigor Dimitrov will fight against each other in the 3rd round of the U.S. Open for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 7:00 pm on LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.39
Grigor Dimitrov -> 3
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Grigor Dimitrov
This will be the 7th time that Alexander Zverev and Grigor Dimitrov play each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Zverev won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Cincinnati back in August 2023.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs Grigor Dimitrov – Cincinnati 15-August-2023
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66-20 | 29-10 | 23-6 | 8-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 55-27 | 22-13 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-10 | 9-4 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-15 | 28-6 | 14-4 | 13-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-11 | 12-7 | 3-1 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 12, Alexander reached the 3rd round after defeating Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 6-4 6-4 and Daniel Altmaier 7-61 3-6 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Zverev defeated Altmaier (7-61 3-6 6-4 6-3). During the match, Zverev scored 143 points vs Altmaier’s 124. Alexander was pretty aggressive to blast 55 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zverev recorded 7 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve 5 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 69% of his first serves in, winning 70% (55/79) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (19/35) on the 2nd serve. Zverev broke Altmaier 6 times after converting 23% of his break points (6/26).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The German has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Zverev has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 68% of his matches (432-203). 13-9 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Zverev has an aggregate 162-80 record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Hamburg where he beat Laslo Djere in the final 7-5 6-3.
Alexander has a compiled 40-20 win-loss record in 2023, 13-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
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. 19, Grigor reached the 3rd round after defeating Alex Molcan 6-79 6-75 6-1 7-5 7-69 and Andy Murray 6-3 6-4 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Bulgarian had a good straight sets win against Murray (6-3 6-4 6-1). During the match Dimitrov scored 105 points vs Murray’s 81. Dimitrov was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
About the serving games, Dimitrov blasted 6 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Grigor Dimitrov lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Dimitrov put 61% of his first serves in, winning 67% (40/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (20/39) on the 2nd serve. Dimitrov broke Murray 7 times after converting 50% of his break points (7/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dimitrov has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Bulgarian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Geneva.
The Bulgarian has an aggregate 29-15 win-loss record in 2023, 8-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 84 |
| Pts | 247-207 | 296-256 |
| Total Points | 454 | 552 |
| Winners | 105 | 127 |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% |
Both Zverev and Dimitrov played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Zverev conceded 1 set, while Grigor Dimitrov dropped 2 sets. Zverev has played 1 set(s) less than Dimitrov (7 vs 8). Therefore, Zverev played 13 games less than Dimitrov. Alexander scored 105 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Dimitrov struck 127 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 13 |
| 1st in | 137/201 | 172/283 |
| %1st in | 68% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 105/137 | 127/172 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 31/64 | 61/111 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 55% |
Zverev scored 20 aces (10 per match). Dimitrov bagged 26 aces (13 per match). Zverev won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Dimitrov won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 12 |
| Converted | 10/38 | 12/28 |
| % Converted | 26% | 43% |
| Conceded | 10 | 16 |
| Saved | 4 | 12 |
| % Saved | 40% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 4 |
The German broke his opponents 10 times with a 26% conversion rate. The German conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. The Bulgarian broke his opponents 12 times with a 43% conversion rate. Dimitrov conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | ||||
| R1 Vukic |
R2 Altmaier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 6-4 | 7-61 3-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 41 | 71 | |
| pts | 104-83 | 143-124 | 247-207 | |
| Total points | 187 | 267 | 454 | |
| Winners | 50 | 55 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 38% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 13 | 7 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 58/87 | 79/114 | 137/201 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 69% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 50/58 | 55/79 | 105/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 70% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/29 | 19/35 | 31/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 54% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 6/26 | 10/38 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 23% | 26% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 38% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Dimitrov | ||||
| R1 Molcan |
R2 Murray |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-79 6-75 6-1 7-5 7-69 | 6-3 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 58 | 26 | 84 | |
| pts | 191-175 | 105-81 | 296-256 | |
| Total points | 366 | 186 | 552 | |
| Winners | 87 | 40 | 127 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 38% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 20 | 6 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 112/184 | 60/99 | 172/283 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 87/112 | 40/60 | 127/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 67% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 41/72 | 20/39 | 61/111 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 51% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 7/14 | 12/28 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 7/9 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 78% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
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