Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov will face off in the semifinal of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 8:00 pm on STADIUM 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 Andrey Rublev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andrey Rublev is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Rublev -> 1.5
Grigor Dimitrov -> 2.59
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Prediction and head to head Andrey Rublev vs. Grigor Dimitrov
This will be the 7th time that Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov square off. The head to head is 3-3 (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Dimitrov won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Vienna back in 2022.
Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs Andrey Rublev – Vienna 27-October-2022
Andrey Rublev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43-23 | 26-11 | 11-6 | 6-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-26 | 23-12 | 19-5 | 6-7 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-20 | 19-7 | 14-6 | 18-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-23 | 25-10 | 9-5 | 12-6 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 41-10 | 17-4 | 10-2 | 14-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 7, Rublev got to the semifinal after beating Quentin Halys 6-4 7-5, Adrian Mannarino 6-3 6-0, Tommy Paul 7-5 7-5 and Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-3.
In the quarter, Andrey had a good straight sets win against Humbert (6-2 6-3). During the match, Rublev scored 71 points vs Humbert’s 51. Rublev was extremely aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Regarding the service games, Rublev recorded 2 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults. Overall, Andrey Rublev was pretty efficient on serve to win 72% (23/32) of his 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Andrey broke Humbert 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rublev hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 58% of the points he played.
Rublev has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (411-225). 22-11 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Rublev has an aggregate 159-84 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title in Carlo where he defeated Holger Rune in the final 5-7 6-2 7-5 and in Bastad where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 7-6(3) 6-0.
Rublev has a compiled 49-20 win-loss record in 2023, 22-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Shanghai
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, the Bulgarian reached the semifinal after beating Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 6-3, Karen Khachanov 7-66 6-4, Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 6-2 6-4 and Nicolas Jarry 7-62 6-4.
In the quarter, Grigor had a good straight sets win against Jarry (7-62 6-4). During the match Dimitrov scored 66 points vs Jarry’s 60. Grigor was quite aggressive to blast 38 winners.
About the serving games, Dimitrov fired 11 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Grigor Dimitrov was pretty effective on serve to win 90% (38/42) of his 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Bulgarian broke Jarry once after converting 20% of his break points (1/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bulgarian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Bulgarian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Geneva.
The Bulgarian has a compiled 37-18 win-loss record in 2023, 16-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rublev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 78 | 95 |
| Pts | 272-196 | 296-264 |
| Total Points | 468 | 560 |
| Winners | 114 | 153 |
| %Winners | 42% | 52% |
Both Rublev and Dimitrov played 4 matches. At the moment, Grigor Dimitrov conceded 1 set while Andrey Rublev hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Rublev has played 1 set(s) less than Dimitrov (8 vs 9). Therefore, Rublev played 17 games less than Dimitrov. Andrey scored 114 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Bulgarian bagged 153 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rublev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 36 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 9 |
| 1st in | 140/215 | 186/266 |
| %1st in | 65% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 114/140 | 153/186 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 46/75 | 43/80 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 54% |
Rublev struck 26 aces (6.5 per match). Dimitrov fired 36 aces (9 per match). Rublev won 81% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Dimitrov won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rublev | Dimitrov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 9 |
| Converted | 14/25 | 9/24 |
| % Converted | 56% | 38% |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 |
| Saved | 5 | 5 |
| % Saved | 71% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Andrey broke his opponents 14 times with a 56% conversion rate. Andrey lost his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The Bulgarian broke his opponents 9 times with a 38% conversion rate. Dimitrov conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rublev | ||||||
| R2 Halys |
R3 Mannarino |
R4 Paul |
1/4 Humbert |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 6-3 6-0 | 7-5 7-5 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 78 | |
| pts | 68-52 | 57-34 | 76-59 | 71-51 | 272-196 | |
| Total points | 120 | 91 | 135 | 122 | 468 | |
| Winners | 35 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 114 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 47% | 38% | 32% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 38/55 | 34/51 | 36/58 | 32/51 | 140/215 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 67% | 62% | 63% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 35/38 | 27/34 | 29/36 | 23/32 | 114/140 | |
| % 1st pts | 92% | 79% | 81% | 72% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 9/17 | 16/22 | 12/19 | 46/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | 73% | 63% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 4/5 | 3/6 | 5/10 | 14/25 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 80% | 50% | 50% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 0% | 75% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dimitrov | ||||||
| R2 Vukic |
R3 Khachanov |
R4 Alcaraz |
1/4 Jarry |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 7-66 6-4 | 5-7 6-2 6-4 | 7-62 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 95 | |
| pts | 69-56 | 77-68 | 84-80 | 66-60 | 296-264 | |
| Total points | 125 | 145 | 164 | 126 | 560 | |
| Winners | 30 | 40 | 45 | 38 | 153 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 52% | 54% | 58% | 52% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 36 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 35/48 | 47/70 | 62/86 | 42/62 | 186/266 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 67% | 72% | 68% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 30/35 | 40/47 | 45/62 | 38/42 | 153/186 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 85% | 73% | 90% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/13 | 12/23 | 13/24 | 11/20 | 43/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 52% | 54% | 55% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 1/6 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 9/24 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 17% | 80% | 20% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 60% | – | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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