In the YouTube video “Alexei Popyrin Pulls Off Big Upset Against Grigor Dimitrov | 2024 Montreal 3R,” Popyrin recounts his surprising victory over Dimitrov at the Montreal Masters 1000 tournament. Both players were strong on their serves, but Popyrin’s missed first serves in the first set allowed Dimitrov to take the set.
The second set was evenly matched, but Popyrin gained confidence during the tiebreak. When questioned about a crucial serve in the breaker, Popyrin revealed that he trusted his instincts and went for a bigger second serve, which proved successful.
Despite dealing with injuries and a challenging year, Popyrin feels at ease on hard courts and is satisfied with his tournament performance, marking his best result of the season. To make the most of his day off, Popyrin opted to go to the gym and hit golf balls instead of tennis balls to give his mind a break.
Popyrin in Montreal, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.62, Popyrin has a compiled 19-15 win-loss record in 2024. The Australian is playing at the moment in Montreal where he defeated the world no.39 Tomas Machac 6-3 6-4
, the world no.14 Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6(4) and the world no.10 Grigor Dimitrov 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3. will take on the world no.6 Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter. Their record is 3-0 for Hurkacz.He is also scheduled to play in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 12th of August and U.S. Open (U.S. Open) on the 26th of August.
Grigor Dimitrov in 2024
Currently the world no.10, the Bulgarian played his last match on the 10th of August when he was defeated by world no.62 Alexei Popyrin 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 3rd round in Montreal (draw).
This season the Bulgarian has achieved a composed 33-12 match record. Dimitrov conquered 1 title in Brisbane. Dimitrov was the finalist in Marseille and Miami.
Alexei Popyrin and Grigor Dimitrov faced off 3 times. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Popyrin.