Grigor Dimitrov gets the better of Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-2 in the 1st round in Brisbane on Monday. Dimitrov will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Daniel Altmaier or Li Tu in the 2nd round. Dimitrov won this tournament once in 2017. Here you can see his history at this event.
Dimitrov added to his prize money $ 4,360 after winning this match. He has already won $ 11,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Bulgarian will add $ 7,700 to his earnings to get in total $ 18,700 in total.
Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Andy Murray Brisbane International – Brisbane
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
After this contest, the head to head between Dimitrov and Murray is 5-8 for Andy.
Draw and next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Daniel Altmaier or Li Tu – stats
Dimitrov will take on either Daniel Altmaier or Li Tu in the 2nd round. The head to head is 2-0 vs. Daniel Altmaier and 0-0 vs. Li Tu.
Live score progression and stats
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Murray grabbed in the 10th game (6-4) before eventually winning the set (6-4).
Andy failed to serve out the set when leading 6-4 to be broken at 15.
Andy was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, the Brit didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 54 points. Murray was the one to win the set after conquering 4 points more than Grigor (29-25). Andy conceded 8 points on serve (24-8). On the other side, Dimitrov conceded 5 points on serve (17-5).
Grigor won the set after he broke Murray in the 9th (5-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Andy tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Yet, Grigor didn’t blink to win the set 7-5.
The Bulgarian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 30.
Dimitrov converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 9th (4-4 30-40 and 40-A), the 11th (5-5 15-40) and the 13th game (7-4 0-40). Also, on the other side, Murray converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 10th
(4-5 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40 and 40-A).They contested 70 points. Dimitrov conquered the set after winning 10 points more than Andy (40-30). Grigor dropped 12 points on serve (24-12). In addition, on the other side, the Brit conceded 16 points on serve (18-16).
Dimitrov conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Andy Murray in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0
. That break was the key for Grigor to win the set (6-2) as no one dropped a serve anymore.The Bulgarian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Brit wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (2-5 30-40).
They contested 44 points. The Bulgarian won 8 points more than the Brit (26-18). Dimitrov conceded 7 points on serve (17-7). In addition, on the other side, Murray conceded 9 points on serve (11-9).
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