Grigor Dimitrov prevails over Francisco Cerundolo 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the quarter in Miami on Wednesday. Dimitrov will play Novak Djokovic or Sebastian Korda in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 48 minutes. His most significant achievement in this event was reaching the final in 2024. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Bulgarian added to his prize money $ 143,085 after winning this match. He has already won $ 332,160 up to now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, Dimitrov will add $ 265,730 to his earnings to get in total $ 597,890.
Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Francisco Cerundolo Miami Open – Miami
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:48
At the end of the match, Grigor scored 115 points vs. the Argentine’s 108.
Dimitrov
The Bulgarian served exceptionally well to win 80% of the points (53/66) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (21/42) on his second serve. Dimitrov won this match even if he was struggling when converting his break points after he converted only 23% (3/13) of the procured opportunities.
Cerundolo
On the other side, Francisco was battling in converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Dimitrov and Cerundolo is 2-0 for Grigor.
Draw and next match H2H: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Novak Djokovic or Sebastian Korda – stats
Dimitrov will compete against either Novak Djokovic or Sebastian Korda in the semifinal. The head to head is 1-12 vs. Novak Djokovic and 1-2 vs. Sebastian Korda.
Live score progression and stats
Dimitrov overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Francisco Cerundolo in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, that was not enough for the Argentine to win the set since Grigor managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game.
The Argentine was flawless in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 7th game (3-3 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Bulgarian was unerring in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 10th (5-4 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 14th game (5-7 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 100 points. This set was so close that, Francisco won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. The Argentine conceded 28 points on serve (39-28). In addition, on the other side, Grigor conceded 11 points on serve (22-11).
Dimitrov was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Francisco Cerundolo in the 2nd game (2-0). Francisco improved his lead after breaking Grigor before conquering the set (6-4).
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. In addition on the other side, Grigor didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 49 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Grigor won just 3 points more than the Argentine (26-23). Grigor was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (20-3). on the other side of the net, Cerundolo conceded 6 points on serve (20-6).
Dimitrov had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Francisco Cerundolo in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, the Bulgarian refused to bow to come back to break the Argentine in the 5th (2-3) game before winning the set at the breaker at 3.
Tiebreak
Grigor won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (4-1), 9th (6-3) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, Francisco won a minibreak in the 6th (2-4) point.
Dimitrov won the tiebreak 7-3 after he conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3
Grigor was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (1-3 15-40). On the other side, Francisco converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A).
They contested 74 points. Dimitrov was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Cerundolo (40-34). Dimitrov dropped 15 points on serve (29-15). on the other side of the court, Francisco conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).
Tennis Scores in Miami
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-76 6-4 7-63)
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