Grigor Dimitrov ousts Fucsovics in the 1st round to battle vs Ofner or Kokkinakis. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE RESULTS. Dimitrov hustles Fucsovics to come up against Sebastian Ofner or Thanasi Kokkinakis in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Marton Fucsovics

Grigor Dimitrov gets the better of Marton Fucsovics 4-6 6-3 7-6(1) 6-2 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Tuesday. Dimitrov will play against Sebastian Ofner or Thanasi Kokkinakis in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 27 minutes. His best result in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2017. Here you can see his history at this event.

Dimitrov
Melbourne
Dimitrov's Record

The Bulgarian added to his prize money $ 60,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 180,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Grigor will add $ 75,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 255,000 in total.

Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Marton Fucsovics Australian Open – Melbourne

Dimitrov’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Dimitrov
Fucsovics
Grigor Dimitrov
4-6 6-3 7-61
6-2
3h:27
Marton Fucsovics
140
140
Total points
125
125
64
64
Winners
51
51
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
55
55
Unforced
59
59
48%
48%
Ratio Unforced
52%
52%
22/32
22/32
Net Approaches
16/31
16/31
69%
69%
Perc
52%
52%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
5
5
8
8
Double Faults
6
6
65%
65%
1st in
55%
55%
83%
83%
1st won
64%
64%
64/77
64/77
1st won
51/80
51/80
38%
38%
2nd won
53%
53%
16/42
16/42
2nd won
35/66
35/66
218
218
Fastest serve
205
205
194
194
AVG 1st Serve
188
188
157
157
AVG 2nd Serve
149
149
-- Break Points --
5/21
5/21
Total
3/8
3/8
24%
24%
Won
38%
38%
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At the end of the match, the Bulgarian scored 140 points vs. the Hungarian’s 125.

Dimitrov

Dimitrov served exceptionally well to win 83% of the points (64/77) behind his first serve. However he won only 38% points (16/42) on his second serve. The Bulgarian won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 24% (5/21) of the procured opportunities.

Fucsovics

On the other side, Fucsovics was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Dimitrov and Fucsovics is 2-2.

Draw and next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Sebastian Ofner or Thanasi Kokkinakis – stats

Dimitrov will take on either Sebastian Ofner or Thanasi Kokkinakis in the 2nd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Sebastian Ofner and 0-0 vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis.Grigor Dimitrov Draw info

1st
Dimitrov
Fucsovics
4-6
4
6
4
5
3
5
2
5
2
4
2
3
1
3
1
2
0
2
0
1
2nd
Dimitrov
Fucsovics
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
3rd
Dimitrov
Fucsovics
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
4th
Dimitrov
Fucsovics
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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