

What Time Will Grigor Dimitrov Play Against Federico Cina?
Dimitrov and Cina are on the Day 3 Schedule at Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025 on Friday 21 March 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Grigor Dimitrov and Federico Cina will face each other for the first time in their careers. Dimitrov, a 33-year-old Bulgarian, is currently ranked 15th in the world and has reached a career-high ranking of No. 3. In 2017, he ended the year at No. 3 after an impressive debut at the Nitto ATP Finals, where he went undefeated, becoming the first debutant to achieve this since McEnroe in 1978.
Dimitrov holds the record as the highest-ranked Bulgarian player in history and is the only champion from his country. He has won nine titles, including the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. In September 2023, he surpassed 400 wins, with his biggest victory coming against World No. 1 Djokovic at the 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid.
Throughout his career, Dimitrov has reached the semifinals of Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon in 2014, the Australian Open in 2017, and the US Open in 2019. He has also reached 11 ATP Masters 1000 semifinals, with notable finals appearances at Cincinnati in 2017, Paris in 2023, and Miami in 2024.
In the 2019 US Open quarterfinals, Dimitrov achieved his first win against Roger Federer in eight meetings, becoming the second-lowest-ranked US Open men’s semifinalist in history. Last year in Miami, he had notable victories over No. 9 Hurkacz, No. 2 Alcaraz, and No. 5 Zverev, reaching his third ATP Masters 1000 final. Dimitrov is currently ranked No. 22 and aims to avoid dropping out of the top 20 for the first time since July 2023.
On the other hand, Federico Cina, a 17-year-old Italian, is currently ranked 441st in the world, which is his career-high ranking. He earned his first ranking point in July 2022 and broke into the top 500 in March 2025. Cina achieved this after defeating former No. 14 Karatsev and reaching his first Challenger final in Hersonissos-2.
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Cina made his ATP Tour debut as a wild card entry in the 2025 ATP Masters 1000 Miami. He won his first-round match against Comesana, becoming the first player born in 2007 or later to win an ATP Masters 1000 match. In his career, he has a record of 8 wins and 11 losses on the Challenger tour, reaching one final. On the ITF World Tennis Tour, he has a record of 32 wins and 17 losses, including two finals, and won the 2025 M15 Sharm El Sheikh title.
In the junior circuit, Cina reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 in January 2024. He had notable runs at the 2023 US Open, reaching the semifinals, and the final of the 2023 ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals. He also reached the boys’ doubles final at the 2024 Roland Garros with Sakamoto. Cina is coached by his father, Francesco, who is a former professional player and the coach of former WTA World No. 7 Roberta Vinci.
Cina’s notable achievement in Miami was defeating Comesana in the first round, becoming the youngest man to win a main draw match since Rublev and Zverev in 2015. At 17 years and 11 months, he aims to become the youngest man to achieve a Top 20 win since Alcaraz, who beat No. 14 Goffin at the 2021 Melbourne-1.
In the history of the Miami tournament, the youngest players to reach the third round are Aaron Krickstein at 17 years and 6 months in 1985, Rafael Nadal at 17 years and 9 months in 2004, Andre Agassi at 17 years and 10 months in 1988, Boris Becker at 18 years and 2 months in 1986, and Mark Philippoussis at 18 years and 4 months in 1995.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Dimitrov will win.
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