Grigor Dimitrov vs Alexei Popyrin — Shanghai Masters Round of 32
Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 32
BUL9#138ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$329kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 2 October 2024 ·
hard
AUS20#128ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$573kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
Dimitrov G.7-6 6-2
Popyrin A.
Dimitrov G.
762
Popyrin A.
620
Grigor Dimitrov defeated Alexei Popyrin 7-6 6-2 in the Shanghai Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexei Popyrin came in ranked #128, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Grigor Dimitrov narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Grigor Dimitrov closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-05 | Canada Masters | R16 | hard | Alexei Popyrin | 4-6 7-6 6-3 |
| 2021-08-30 | US Open | R64 | hard | Alexei Popyrin | 7-6 7-6 4-0 |
| 2021-02-01 | Murray River Open | R16 | hard | Grigor Dimitrov | 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
68%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
63%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.2
9.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
86
50
Break points saved·Even
98
97
Break points won·Dominant
64
1
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
88
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
94
87
Dimitrov G.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Popyrin A.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast