Grigor Dimitrov and Arthur Rinderknech will play each other in the 3rd round of the Rolex Paris Masters for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 8:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis 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 -> 1.25
Arthur Rinderknech -> 3.94

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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Arthur Rinderknech

This will be the 3rd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Arthur Rinderknech clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they competed against each other, Dimitrov won 6-3 7-6(3) in the quarter in Marseille back in February 2024.

Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs Arthur Rinderknech – Marseille 09-February-2024

Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov

45 - 17win/loss

Hard
21-7
I Hard
12-4
Clay
8-4
Grass
4-2
Rank
9
High
3
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 45-17 21-7 8-4 12-4 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
2020 18-11 8-5 6-2 4-4 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 9, Grigor reached the 3rd round after defeating Unknown Player bye and Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(9) 6-3 7-5.

In the 2nd round against Etcheverry, The Bulgarian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-79 6-3 7-5). During the match, Dimitrov scored 116 points vs Etcheverry’s 102. Grigor was very aggressive to blast 55 winners.

Talking about the service games, Dimitrov managed to score 10 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Grigor Dimitrov was pretty efficient on serve to win 79% (55/70) of his 1st serve and 64% (23/36) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Grigor broke Etcheverry 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).

Dimitrov has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (326-196). 12-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Dimitrov has an aggregate 69-35 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

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

Dimitrov has an aggregate 45-17 win-loss record in 2024, 12-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Paris

Paris
Dimitrov's Record

Arthur Rinderknech

Arthur Rinderknech

38 - 32win/loss

Hard
16-13
I Hard
12-7
Clay
6-7
Grass
4-5
Rank
60
High
42
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-32 16-13 6-7 12-7 4-5 0-0
2023 27-30 5-9 10-6 8-9 4-6 0-0
2022 37-23 18-11 6-4 12-5 1-3 0-0
2021 53-30 3-3 18-10 26-15 6-2 0-0
2020 22-14 0-0 5-6 17-8 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 60, the French player reached the 3rd round after beating Tomas Machac 6-7(3) 5-3 ret. and Alex Michelsen 7-6(6) 7-6(7).

In the 2nd round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Michelsen (7-66 7-67). During the match Rinderknech scored 95 points vs Michelsen’s 91. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 41 winners.

Talking about serving, Rinderknech recorded 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Arthur Rinderknech lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Rinderknech put 63% of his first serves in, winning 71% (41/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (17/34) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Michelsen twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Lille Challenger where he defeated Joris De Loore in the final 6-4 3-6 7-6(8).

Arthur has an aggregate 38-32 win-loss record in 2024, 12-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Paris

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021 and 2022. See his history.

Paris
Rinderknech's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

G.Dimitrov
A.Rinderknech
2h:44
2h:44
Time on court​
3h:50
3h:50
!
2h:44
2h:44
Last match​
!
2h:14
2h:14
1
1
Match played
!
2
2
34
34
Games Played​
47
47
3
3
Set played​​
5
5
116
116
Total points​
165
165
116
116
Avg point​
82.5
82.5
55
55
Winners
70
70
55
55
Avg Winners​
35
35
47%
47%
Ratio winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
15
15
10
10
Avg Aces
7.5
7.5
5
5
Double Faults
4
4
5
5
Avg Double Faults
2
2
55/70
55/70
1st won total​
70/95
70/95
!
79%
79%
1st won %
!
74%
74%
23/36
23/36
2nd won total​
31/55
31/55
!
64%
64%
2nd won %
56%
56%
-- Break Points --
3/9
3/9
BP won
4/14
4/14
3/9
3/9
Avg BP won
2/7
2/7
33%
33%
Won
!
29%
29%
3
3
Conceded
7
7
3
3
Avg Conceded
3.5
3.5
0
0
Broken
3
3
!
0
0
Avg Broken
1.5
1.5
3
3
Saved
4
4
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Dimitrov Rinderknech
Match played 1 2
Tot Set 3 5
Tot Games 34 47
Pts 116-102 165-152
Total Points 218 317
Winners 55 70
%Winners 47% 42%

Dimitrov played 1 match while Rinderknech competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Grigor Dimitrov conceded 1 set, while Arthur Rinderknech lost 1 set. Dimitrov has played 2 set(s) less than Rinderknech (3 vs 5). Therefore, Dimitrov played 13 games less than Rinderknech. The Bulgarian scored 55 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Arthur blasted 70 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve Dimitrov Rinderknech
Aces 10 15
Avg per match 10 7.5
1st in 70/106 95/150
%1st in 66% 63%
1st pts 55/70 70/95
%1st pts 79% 74%
2nd pts 23/36 31/55
%2nd pts 64% 56%

Dimitrov blasted 10 aces . Rinderknech fired 15 aces (7.5 per match). Dimitrov won 79% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Rinderknech won 74% 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 Rinderknech
Won 3 4
Converted 3/9 4/14
% Converted 33% 29%
Conceded 3 7
Saved 3 4
% Saved 100% 57%
Times Broken 0 3

The Bulgarian broke his opponent 3 times with a 33% conversion rate. Grigor pretty effective on his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 3 break points. Arthur broke his opponents 4 times with a 29% conversion rate. Rinderknech conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.

Dimitrov
R2
Etcheverry		 Total
Score 6-79 6-3 7-5
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 34 34
pts 116-102 116-102
Total points 218 218
Winners 55 55
%Winners 47% 47%
SERVE
Aces 10 10
Double Faults 5 5
1st in 70/106 70/106
% 1st in 66% 66%
1st pts 55/70 55/70
% 1st pts 79% 79%
2nd pts 23/36 23/36
% 2nd pts 64% 64%
Breaks
Won 3 3
Converted 3/9 3/9
Converted % 33% 33%
Conceded 3 3
Saved 3/3 3
Saved % 100% 100%
Times Broken 0 0
Rinderknech
R1
Machac		 R2
Michelsen		 Total
Score 6-73 5-3 ret. 7-66 7-67
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 21 26 47
pts 70-61 95-91 165-152
Total points 131 186 317
Winners 29 41 70
%Winners 41% 43% 42%
SERVE
Aces 11 4 15
Double Faults 1 3 4
1st in 37/58 58/92 95/150
% 1st in 64% 63% 63%
1st pts 29/37 41/58 70/95
% 1st pts 78% 71% 74%
2nd pts 14/21 17/34 31/55
% 2nd pts 67% 50% 56%
Breaks
Won 2 2 4
Converted 2/7 2/7 4/14
Converted % 29% 29% 29%
Conceded 2 5 7
Saved 1/2 3/5 4
Saved % 50% 60% 110%
Times Broken 1 2 3

Tennis Scores in Paris

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