Who Will Win: Dimitrov Vs Juncheng? Prediction For ATP Wimbledon 2024

What Time Will Grigor Dimitrov Play Against Shang Juncheng?

Dimitrov and Juncheng are on the Day 3 Schedule at Wimbledon 2024 on Wednesday 3 July. 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?

Match: No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs. Shang Juncheng (CHN)
Head-to-head: First meeting
Grigor Dimitrov is 33 years and 59 days old, while Shang Juncheng is 19 years and 163 days old. This age gap is the largest between players in the second round of the men’s singles at Wimbledon this year.

Dimitrov has previously lost to players with low rankings at Wimbledon, such as No. 91 Stan Wawrinka in the first round in 2018 and No. 93 Steve Johnson in the first round in 2022 after retiring due to a left leg injury.

Dimitrov has won three out of four matches against left-handed players at Wimbledon, including victories against Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in 2011, Federico Delbonis in 2015, and Fernando Verdasco in 2021. However, he lost to Corentin Moutet in the first round in 2019 despite initially leading 2-0. Overall, Dimitrov has a win-loss record of 8-4 against left-handed players at Grand Slams and 67-38 win-loss record against left-handed players at the Tour-level.

Dimitrov, currently ranked No. 10, is aiming to reach the third round of Wimbledon for the sixth time. This is his 14th Wimbledon appearance and his 55th Grand Slam appearance overall. He is also attempting to equal Magdalena Maleeva’s record for the most Wimbledon match wins by a Bulgarian player.

In the first round, Dimitrov defeated Dusan Lajovic with a score of 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. His best result at Wimbledon was reaching the round of 16 last year, and he has reached the semifinals in three Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon in 2014.

Shang Juncheng, a left-hander, is looking to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his Wimbledon debut. He is the third Chinese player in history to reach the men’s singles third round at Wimbledon. In the first round, Shang defeated qualifier Cristian Garin with a score of 7-5, 6-4, 6-4.

At the age of 19 years and 163 days, Shang is the youngest player to reach the second round of the men’s singles at Wimbledon this year. He broke into the Top 100 rankings in May this year, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 89.

These are the key facts about the match between Grigor Dimitrov and Shang Juncheng at Wimbledon.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Dimitrov will win.
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