Grigor Dimitrov and Miomir Kecmanovic will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 12:00 pm on COURT DES PRINCES. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.44
Miomir Kecmanovic -> 2.88
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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
This will be the 2nd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Miomir Kecmanovic play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Dimitrov won 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Acapulco back in 2021.
Grigor Dimitrov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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. 9, Grigor got to the 2nd round after defeating Valentin Vacherot 7-5 6-2.
In the 1st round, The Bulgarian had a good straight sets win against Vacherot (7-5 6-2). During the match, Dimitrov scored 64 points vs Vacherot’s 50. Grigor was pretty aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Regarding the service games, Dimitrov blasted 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Grigor Dimitrov was extremely effective on serve to win 74% (20/27) of his 1st serve and 68% (19/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Bulgarian broke Vacherot 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Dimitrov has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (302-184). 1-0 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dimitrov has an aggregate 62-43 match record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in Brisbane where he overcame Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.
Grigor has an overall 21-5 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Miomir Kecmanovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-7 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-31 | 10-15 | 6-7 | 6-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-31 | 11-13 | 9-9 | 6-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-26 | 21-11 | 15-8 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-27 | 6-11 | 5-8 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 66, the Serbian got to the 2nd round after beating Matteo Berrettini 6-3 6-1.
In the 1st round, Miomir had a good straight sets win against Berrettini (6-3 6-1). During the match Kecmanovic scored 60 points vs Berrettini’s 38. The Serbian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Kecmanovic managed to score 4 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Miomir Kecmanovic lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kecmanovic put 59% of his first serves in, winning 80% (24/30) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (10/21) on the 2nd serve. Kecmanovic broke Berrettini 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Kecmanovic has an aggregate 8-10 win-loss record in 2024, 1-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021 and 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dimitrov | Kecmanovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 16 |
| Pts | 64-50 | 60-38 |
| Total Points | 114 | 98 |
| Winners | 20 | 24 |
| %Winners | 31% | 40% |
Both Dimitrov and Kecmanovic played 1 match. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Dimitrov and Kecmanovic have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Dimitrov played 4 games more than Kecmanovic. The Bulgarian scored 20 winners (31% of the total points). On the other side, Kecmanovic struck 24 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dimitrov | Kecmanovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 4 |
| 1st in | 27/55 | 30/51 |
| %1st in | 49% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 20/27 | 24/30 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 19/28 | 10/21 |
| %2nd pts | 68% | 48% |
Dimitrov fired 3 aces . Kecmanovic scored 4 aces . Dimitrov won 74% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points. On the other side, Kecmanovic won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dimitrov | Kecmanovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/6 | 5/9 |
| % Converted | 67% | 56% |
| Conceded | 1 | 3 |
| Saved | 0 | 2 |
| % Saved | 0% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
The Bulgarian broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Bulgarian surrendered his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Miomir broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Serbian conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dimitrov | |||
| R1 Vacherot |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 64-50 | 64-50 | |
| Total points | 114 | 114 | |
| Winners | 20 | 20 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 31% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 27/55 | 27/55 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 49% | |
| 1st pts | 20/27 | 20/27 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/28 | 19/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Kecmanovic | |||
| R1 Berrettini |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 60-38 | 60-38 | |
| Total points | 98 | 98 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 30/51 | 30/51 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 24/30 | 24/30 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | 10/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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