Grigor Dimitrov surprises Roger Federer 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in New York on Tuesday. Dimitrov will face off with Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Federer had a favorable start in this set after breaking Dimitrov in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break resulted decisive for Federer to win the set (6-3) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

2nd set.

Dimitrov won the set after he broke the Swiss in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game. Federer tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. However, the Bulgarian kept the focus before winning the set 6-4.

3rd set.

Roger won the set after he broke Dimitrov in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game. That break resulted decisive for Roger to win the set as he didn’t drop his serve during the rest of the set.

Roger was unable to break Grigor in the 5th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Dimitrov lost the plot in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-3 to 6-3).

4th set.

Dimitrov didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Federer in the 1st game (1-0). That break was enough for Grigor to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.

Grigor lost a big opportunity to break Federer in the 7th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

5th set.

Dimitrov conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Federer in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The Bulgarian managed to boost his lead after breaking Roger in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

A crucial moment of the match was when the Bulgarian won 4 consecutive games in the 5th

set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

Statistics

After this match, the head to head between Dimitrov and Federer is 1-7 for Roger.

Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs. Roger Federer U.S. Open – New York

 

Next Match: Grigor Dimitrov vs. Daniil Medvedev – stats

Dimitrov will square off with Medvedev in the semifinal.

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

The last time that they fought against each other, Medvedev won 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round in Washington back in 2017.

Tennis Scores at the Us Open

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