Grigor Dimitrov and Karen Khachanov will square off in the quarter of the Rolex Paris Masters for the 5^th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 8:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. 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 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.7
Karen Khachanov -> 2.15

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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Karen Khachanov

This will be the 5^th time that Grigor Dimitrov and Karen Khachanov play each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they squared off, Dimitrov won 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(5) in the semifinal in Marseille back in February 2024.

Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs Karen Khachanov – Marseille 10-February-2024

Grigor Dimitrov

Ranked no. 9, Grigor reached the quarter after beating Unknown Player bye, Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(9) 6-3 7-5 and Arthur Rinderknech 6-2 4-6 7-6(5).

In the 3^rd round, The Bulgarian defeated Rinderknech (6-2 4-6 7-6⁵). During the match, Dimitrov scored 93 points vs Rinderknech’s 79. Grigor was very aggressive to blast 47 winners.

Talking about the service games, Dimitrov made 17 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Grigor Dimitrov was extremely effective on serve to win 92% (47/51) of his 1st serve and 64% (18/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Bulgarian broke Rinderknech twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Grigor has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.

Dimitrov has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (327-196). 13-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dimitrov has a composed 70-35 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

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

Dimitrov has an overall 46-17 win-loss record in 2024, 13-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)

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Previously in Paris

Karen Khachanov

Ranked no. 21, Karen reached the quarter after defeating Christopher O Connell 6-4 3-6 7-6(6), Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-7(12) 6-1 6-4 and Alexei Popyrin 7-6(5) 6-4.

In the 3^rd round, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Popyrin (7-6⁵ 6-4). During the match Khachanov scored 84 points vs Popyrin’s 73. Karen was pretty aggressive to blast 38 winners.

About the serving games, Khachanov struck 10 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Karen Khachanov was very efficient on serve to win 75% (38/51) of his 1st serve and 65% (11/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Karen broke Popyrin 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Khachanov has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Doha where he defeated Jakub Mensik in the final 7-6(12) 6-4 and in Almaty where he defeated Gabriel Diallo in the final 6-2 5-7 6-3.

Khachanov has a compiled 36-21 win-loss record in 2024, 13-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Paris

Previously, he won this tournament once in 2018. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Dimitrov	Khachanov
Match played	2	3
Tot Set	6	8
Tot Games	65	85
Pts	209-181	276-246
Total Points	390	522
Winners	102	138
%Winners	49%	50%

Dimitrov played 2 matches while Khachanov competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Grigor Dimitrov dropped 2 sets, while Karen Khachanov dropped 2 sets. Dimitrov has played 2 set(s) less than Khachanov (6 vs 8). Therefore, Dimitrov played 20 games less than Khachanov. The Bulgarian scored 102 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian managed to score 138 winners (50%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Dimitrov	Khachanov
Aces	27	26
Avg per match	13.5	8.7
1st in	121/185	167/247
%1st in	65%	68%
1st pts	102/121	138/167
%1st pts	84%	83%
2nd pts	41/64	47/80
%2nd pts	64%	59%

Dimitrov bagged 27 aces (13.5 per match). Khachanov fired 26 aces (8.7 per match). Dimitrov won 84% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Khachanov won 83% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Dimitrov	Khachanov
Won	5	8
Converted	5/13	8/20
% Converted	38%	40%
Conceded	4	12
Saved	3	8
% Saved	75%	67%
Times Broken	1	4

Dimitrov broke his opponents 5 times with a 38% conversion rate. Grigor surrendered his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponents 8 times with a 40% conversion rate. Karen conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Dimitrov
	R2 Etcheverry	R3 Rinderknech	Total
Score	6-79 6-3 7-5	6-2 4-6 7-65
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	34	31	65
pts	116-102	93-79	209-181
Total points	218	172	390
Winners	55	47	102
%Winners	47%	51%	49%
SERVE
Aces	10	17	27
Double Faults	5	1	6
1st in	70/106	51/79	121/185
% 1st in	66%	65%	65%
1st pts	55/70	47/51	102/121
% 1st pts	79%	92%	84%
2nd pts	23/36	18/28	41/64
% 2nd pts	64%	64%	64%
Breaks
Won	3	2	5
Converted	3/9	2/4	5/13
Converted %	33%	50%	38%
Conceded	3	1	4
Saved	3/3	0/1	3
Saved %	100%	0%	50%
Times Broken	0	1	1

Khachanov
	R1 O	R2 Mpetshi	R3 Popyrin	Total
Score	6-4 3-6 7-66	6-712 6-1 6-4	7-65 6-4
Tot Set	3	3	2	8
Tot Games	32	30	23	85
pts	93-99	99-74	84-73	276-246
Total points	192	173	157	522
Winners	48	52	38	138
%Winners	52%	53%	45%	50%
SERVE
Aces	10	6	10	26
Double Faults	3	0	2	5
1st in	60/98	56/81	51/68	167/247
% 1st in	61%	69%	75%	68%
1st pts	48/60	52/56	38/51	138/167
% 1st pts	80%	93%	75%	83%
2nd pts	17/38	19/25	11/17	47/80
% 2nd pts	45%	76%	65%	59%
Breaks
Won	2	3	3	8
Converted	2/6	3/3	3/11	8/20
Converted %	33%	100%	27%	40%
Conceded	7	0	5	12
Saved	5/7	0/0	3/5	8
Saved %	71%	–	60%	66%
Times Broken	2	0	2	4

Tennis Scores in Paris

• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (7-6⁵ 6-4) – See score progression
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Jack DraperDraper (5-7 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-1 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Holger RuneRune – Arthur CazauxCazaux (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (7-5 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Arthur FilsFils (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-2 4-6 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-7¹ 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Holger RuneRune – Arthur CazauxCazaux (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-2 4-6 7-6(5)) – See score progression
• Ugo HumbertHumbert – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-1 3-6 7-5) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Ugo HumbertHumbert (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (5-10) – H2H and prediction
• Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (2-2) – H2H and prediction