Grigor Dimitrov and Tallon Griekspoor will square off in the semifinal of the BNP Paribas Nordic Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 -> 1.444
Tallon Griekspoor -> 2.77

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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Tallon Griekspoor

This will be the 2^nd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Tallon Griekspoor clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they squared off, Dimitrov won 6-3 6-3 6-1 in the 3^rd round in at the U.S. Open back in August 2024.

Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs Tallon Griekspoor – U.S. Open 30-August-2024

Grigor Dimitrov

Ranked no. 10, Grigor got to the semifinal after beating Quentin Halys 7-6(1) 6-3 and Dominic Stricker 6-3 6-2.

In the quarter, Dimitrov had a good straight sets win against Stricker (6-3 6-2). During the match, Dimitrov scored 62 points vs Stricker’s 47. Grigor was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Regarding the service games, Dimitrov fired 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Grigor Dimitrov conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 7 break points. Furthermore, Dimitrov put 72% of his first serves in, winning 81% (35/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (7/17) on the 2nd serve. Grigor broke Stricker 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Dimitrov hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

Dimitrov has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (323-194). 9-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dimitrov has an overall 66-33 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the current year was winning the title in Brisbane where he beat Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

Dimitrov has a compiled 42-15 win-loss record in 2024, 9-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Stockholm

Tallon Griekspoor

Ranked no. 37, Tallon reached the semifinal after defeating Pavel Kotov 6-4 6-3, Jacob Fearnley 7-6(0) 6-3 and Casper Ruud 7-5 7-6(5).

In the quarter, The Dutch had a good straight sets win against Ruud (7-5 7-6⁵). During the match Griekspoor scored 87 points vs Ruud’s 83. Griekspoor was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.

About the serving games, Griekspoor scored 13 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Tallon Griekspoor was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 78% (45/58) of his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Griekspoor broke Ruud once after converting 33% of his break points (1/3).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Griekspoor hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

Griekspoor’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Rotterdam and Hertogenbosch.

The Dutch has an aggregate 31-25 win-loss record in 2024, 9-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Stockholm

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Dimitrov	Griekspoor
Match played	2	3
Tot Set	4	6
Tot Games	39	66
Pts	141-117	225-182
Total Points	258	407
Winners	72	102
%Winners	51%	45%

Dimitrov played 2 matches while Griekspoor competed in 3 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Dimitrov has played 2 set(s) less than Griekspoor (4 vs 6). Therefore, Dimitrov played 27 games less than Griekspoor. Grigor scored 72 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, Tallon made 102 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Dimitrov	Griekspoor
Aces	14	30
Avg per match	7	10
1st in	88/139	124/188
%1st in	63%	66%
1st pts	72/88	102/124
%1st pts	82%	82%
2nd pts	21/51	36/64
%2nd pts	41%	56%

Dimitrov scored 14 aces (7 per match). Griekspoor bagged 30 aces (10 per match). Dimitrov won 82% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Griekspoor won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Dimitrov	Griekspoor
Won	5	7
Converted	5/15	7/22
% Converted	33%	32%
Conceded	11	6
Saved	10	4
% Saved	91%	67%
Times Broken	1	2

Grigor broke his opponents 5 times with a 33% conversion rate. Grigor lost his serve once and he saved 91% of the break points that he conceded. Griekspoor broke his opponents 7 times with a 32% conversion rate. The Dutch conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Dimitrov
	R2 Halys	1/4 Stricker	Total
Score	7-61 6-3	6-3 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	22	17	39
pts	79-70	62-47	141-117
Total points	149	109	258
Winners	37	35	72
%Winners	47%	56%	51%
SERVE
Aces	8	6	14
Double Faults	4	4	8
1st in	45/79	43/60	88/139
% 1st in	57%	72%	63%
1st pts	37/45	35/43	72/88
% 1st pts	82%	81%	82%
2nd pts	14/34	7/17	21/51
% 2nd pts	41%	41%	41%
Breaks
Won	2	3	5
Converted	2/9	3/6	5/15
Converted %	22%	50%	33%
Conceded	4	7	11
Saved	3/4	7/7	10
Saved %	75%	100%	88%
Times Broken	1	0	1

Griekspoor
	R1 Kotov	R2 Fearnley	1/4 Ruud	Total
Score	6-4 6-3	7-60 6-3	7-5 7-65
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	19	22	25	66
pts	63-42	75-57	87-83	225-182
Total points	105	132	170	407
Winners	25	32	45	102
%Winners	40%	43%	52%	45%
SERVE
Aces	8	9	13	30
Double Faults	1	1	2	4
1st in	28/47	38/55	58/86	124/188
% 1st in	60%	69%	67%	66%
1st pts	25/28	32/38	45/58	102/124
% 1st pts	89%	84%	78%	82%
2nd pts	13/19	8/17	15/28	36/64
% 2nd pts	68%	47%	54%	56%
Breaks
Won	3	3	1	7
Converted	3/9	3/10	1/3	7/22
Converted %	33%	30%	33%	32%
Conceded	2	1	3	6
Saved	1/2	0/1	3/3	4
Saved %	50%	0%	100%	75%
Times Broken	1	1	0	2

Tennis Scores in Stockholm

• Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Andrey RublevRublev (7-6⁵ 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Casper RuudRuud (7-5 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Dominic StrickerStricker (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Tommy PaulPaul – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (7-6⁹ 6-2) – See score progression
• Harri Heliovaara/Henry PattenHeliovaara/Henry Patten – Andre Goransson/Sem VerbeekGoransson/Sem Verbeek (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Hugo Nys/Jan ZielinskiNys/Jan Zielinski – Gonzalo Escobar/Diego HidalgoEscobar/Diego Hidalgo (7-6⁸ 6-7³ 10-7) – See score progression
• Tallon Griekspoor/Bart StevensGriekspoor/Bart Stevens – Andreas Mies/John-Patrick SmithMies/John-Patrick Smith (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Dominic StrickerStricker (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Casper RuudRuud (7-5 7-6(5)) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Tommy PaulPaul (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (1-0) – H2H and prediction