Alexander Zverev and Grigor Dimitrov will square off in the semifinal of the Chengdu Open for the 8th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 7:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 1.56
Grigor Dimitrov -> 2.43
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Zverev vs. Grigor Dimitrov
This will be the 8th time that Alexander Zverev and Grigor Dimitrov square off. The head to head is 6-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Zverev won 6-7(2) 7-6(8) 6-1 6-1 in the 3rd round in at the U.S. Open back in September 2023.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs Grigor Dimitrov – U.S. Open 02-September-2023
Alexander Zverev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57-25 | 24-9 | 18-7 | 9-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 69-21 | 29-10 | 23-6 | 11-3 | 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 |
Ranked no. 10, Alexander reached the semifinal after beating Pavel Kotov 7-65 4-6 6-1 and Miomir Kecmanovic 5-7 7-5 6-2.
In the quarter against Kecmanovic, Alexander recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-5 6-2). During the match, Zverev scored 116 points vs Kecmanovic’s 99. Zverev was very aggressive to blast 55 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zverev struck 13 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 79% of his first serves in, winning 68% (55/81) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the 2nd serve. Zverev broke Kecmanovic 5 times after converting 29% of his break points (5/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander has dropped 2 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Zverev has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 68% of his matches (436-204). 17-10 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zverev has an aggregate 166-81 record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title in Hamburg where he overcame Laslo Djere in the final 7-5 6-3.
Zverev has an aggregate 44-21 win-loss record in 2023, 17-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Chengdu
Alexander has never competed in this tournament before.
Grigor Dimitrov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18-11 | 9-6 | 5-4 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 20, Dimitrov got to the semifinal after beating Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-4 and Christopher O Connell 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter, The Bulgarian had a good straight sets win against O Connell (6-4 6-1). During the match Dimitrov scored 66 points vs O Connell’s 48. Dimitrov was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
About the serving games, Dimitrov bagged 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Grigor Dimitrov was exceptionally effective on serve to win 78% (21/27) of his 1st serve and 68% (17/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Dimitrov broke O Connell 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Grigor hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Grigor’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Geneva.
Grigor has an aggregate 31-16 win-loss record in 2023, 10-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zverev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 36 |
| Pts | 213-184 | 127-93 |
| Total Points | 397 | 220 |
| Winners | 98 | 51 |
| %Winners | 46% | 40% |
Both Zverev and Dimitrov played 2 matches. At the moment, Alexander Zverev dropped 2 sets while Grigor Dimitrov hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Zverev has played 2 sets more than Dimitrov (6 vs 4). Therefore, Zverev played 26 games more than Dimitrov. Alexander scored 98 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Bulgarian fired 51 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zverev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 10.5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 131/183 | 66/106 |
| %1st in | 72% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 98/131 | 51/66 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 29/52 | 21/40 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 53% |
Zverev blasted 21 aces (10.5 per match). Dimitrov scored 9 aces (4.5 per match). Zverev won 75% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Dimitrov won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zverev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 8 |
| Converted | 8/23 | 8/15 |
| % Converted | 35% | 53% |
| Conceded | 12 | 5 |
| Saved | 8 | 2 |
| % Saved | 67% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
The German broke his opponents 8 times with a 35% conversion rate. The German dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Bulgarian broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Bulgarian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zverev | ||||
| R2 Kotov |
1/4 Kecmanovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 4-6 6-1 | 5-7 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 32 | 62 | |
| pts | 97-85 | 116-99 | 213-184 | |
| Total points | 182 | 215 | 397 | |
| Winners | 43 | 55 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 47% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 50/80 | 81/103 | 131/183 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 79% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 43/50 | 55/81 | 98/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 68% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 12/22 | 29/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 55% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 5/17 | 8/23 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 29% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 7/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 70% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Dimitrov | ||||
| R2 Pablo Patino-Samudio |
1/4 O |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 17 | 36 | |
| pts | 61-45 | 66-48 | 127-93 | |
| Total points | 106 | 114 | 220 | |
| Winners | 30 | 21 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 32% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 39/54 | 27/52 | 66/106 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 52% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 30/39 | 21/27 | 51/66 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 78% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/15 | 17/25 | 21/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 27% | 68% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 3/8 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 38% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Saved | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLWWWLLLWW Tennis Scores in Chengdu
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (5-7 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Francisco Cabral/Rafael MatosCabral/Rafael Matos – Alexander Bublik/Miomir KecmanovicBublik/Miomir Kecmanovic (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Jordan ThompsonThompson (7-61 ret.) – See score progression
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Christopher O’ConnellO’Connell (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-1) – H2H and prediction
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (1-0) – H2H and prediction
