Stout Sebastian Korda outlasts Dimitrov in the 2nd round to clash vs Hijikata. HIGHLIGHTS – LONDON RESULTS

CINCH CHAMPIONSHIPS - LONDON DRAW AND RESULTS. Korda outlasts Dimitrov to square off with Rinky Hijikata in the quarter

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Sebastian Korda vs. Grigor Dimitrov

Sebastian Korda outlasts Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 3-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in London on Wednesday after conquering a huge battle. Korda will face Rinky Hijikata in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 59 minutes. His best achievement in this event was reaching the semifinal in 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Korda
London
Korda's Record

Highlights Sebastian Korda vs. Grigor Dimitrov cinch Championships – London

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Korda
Dimitrov
Sebastian Korda
6-4 3-6 7-5
1h:59
Grigor Dimitrov
95
95
Total points
90
90
45
45
Winners
49
49
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
54%
54%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
11
11
0
0
Double Faults
5
5
66%
66%
1st in
62%
62%
83%
83%
1st won
77%
77%
45/54
45/54
1st won
49/64
49/64
46%
46%
2nd won
44%
44%
13/28
13/28
2nd won
17/39
17/39
-- Break Points --
3/14
3/14
Total
2/4
2/4
21%
21%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, the American scored 95 points vs. Grigor’s 90.

Korda

Korda served very well to win 83% of the points (45/54) behind his first serve. Nevertheless he won only 46% points (13/28) on his second serve. Sebastian won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 21% (3/14) of the procured opportunities.

Dimitrov

On the other side, Grigor was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (2/4). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Korda and Dimitrov is 2-1 for Sebastian.

Draw and next match H2H: Sebastian Korda vs. Rinky Hijikata – stats

Korda will play Hijikata in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Sebastian Korda and Rinky Hijikata since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Sebastian Korda Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Korda 6-4
KordaDimitrov
6
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
KordaDimitrov
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
KordaDimitrov
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
KordaDimitrov
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
KordaDimitrov
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KordaDimitrov
3
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
KordaDimitrov
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
KordaDimitrov
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KordaDimitrov
1
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
KordaDimitrov
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
KordaDimitrov
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Sebastian conquered in the 7th game (4-3) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Sebastian wasted a good opportunity to break Grigor in the 9th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Korda converted 12% of his break points (1/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Sebastian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 65 points. Sebastian was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Dimitrov (35-30). Sebastian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (20-4). On the other side, Dimitrov conceded 15 points on serve (26-15).

2nd Set -
Dimitrov 6-3
DimitrovKorda
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
DimitrovKorda
6
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
DimitrovKorda
5
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
DimitrovKorda
5
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
DimitrovKorda
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
DimitrovKorda
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
DimitrovKorda
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
DimitrovKorda
2
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
DimitrovKorda
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

Similarly to the 1st set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Grigor conquered in the 4th game (3-1) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).

Dimitrov was unerring in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Sebastian was flawless in converting all his break points in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 57 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally Grigor won just 1 point more than Sebastian (29-28). Grigor surrendered 8 points on serve (18-8). In addition, on the other side, Sebastian conceded 11 points on serve (20-11).

3rd Set -
Korda 7-5
KordaDimitrov
7
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
KordaDimitrov
6
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
KordaDimitrov
5
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
KordaDimitrov
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KordaDimitrov
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
KordaDimitrov
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KordaDimitrov
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
KordaDimitrov
3
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
KordaDimitrov
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
KordaDimitrov
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
KordaDimitrov
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40

Korda had a racing start in this set after breaking Grigor Dimitrov in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Korda to win the set as Dimitrov managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The American maintained his focus to break the Bulgarian in the 12th (7-5) game.

The American converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). On the other side, the Bulgarian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 3rd game (0-2 15-40).

They contested 63 points. The contest during this set was so even that Korda won just 1 point more than the Bulgarian (32-31). The American conceded 9 points on serve (18-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Dimitrov conceded 14 points on serve (22-14).

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

Tennis Scores in London

  • Rinky HijikataHijikata – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (7-60 7-67)
  • Jordan ThompsonThompson – Andy MurrayMurray (4-1 ret.)
  • Sebastian KordaKorda – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (6-4 3-6 7-5)
  • Taylor FritzFritz – Milos RaonicRaonic (7-65 6-4)

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