Grigor Dimitrov defeats Carlos Alcaraz 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in Miami on Thursday. Dimitrov will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Alexander Zverev in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 32 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 4th round in 2012 and 2016. Here you can see his history at this event.
Grigor added to his prize money $ 140,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 325,000 as of now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, Grigor will add $ 260,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 585,000.
Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Carlos Alcaraz Miami Open – Miami
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Bulgarian scored 64 points vs. Alcaraz’s 51.
Dimitrov
Dimitrov served exceptionally well to win 77% of the points (27/35) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 48% points (10/21) on his second serve. The Bulgarian was effective at converting 50% of the break points that he procured (4/8).
Alcaraz
On the other side, Alcaraz was battling in converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Dimitrov and Alcaraz is 2-3 for Carlos.
Draw and next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Alexander Zverev – stats
Dimitrov will fight against Zverev in the semifinal.
This will be the 9th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 7-1 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Zverev won 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Rome back in 2016.
Live score progression and stats
Dimitrov started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Carlos Alcaraz in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Dimitrov extended his lead after breaking Carlos in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.
The Bulgarian failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 0.
Dimitrov converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (3-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Carlos was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 3rd game (0-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 67 points. Grigor conquered the set after winning 11 more points than the Spaniard (39-28). Dimitrov dropped 12 points on serve (25-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Alcaraz conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).
Dimitrov won the set after he broke Carlos in the 4th (3-1) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Carlos tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Nevertheless, Grigor stayed solid to conquer the set 6-4.
The Bulgarian converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40), the 6th (4-1 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). On the other side, Alcaraz was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (2-4 0-40).
They contested 48 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Dimitrov won just 2 more points than the Spaniard (25-23). Grigor surrendered 7 points on serve (12-7). On the losing side, the Spaniard conceded 13 points on serve (16-13).
Tennis Scores in Miami
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-2 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-3 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-2 7-67) – Stats and score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Tomas MachacMachac (6-4 6-2) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Alexander ZverevZverev (1-7) – H2H details and stats
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-4) – H2H details and stats