

What Time Will Grigor Dimitrov Play Against Alexei Popyrin?
Dimitrov and Popyrin are on the Day 4 Schedule at Omnium Banque National Présenté Par Rogers 2024 on Friday 9 August 2024. 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?
3R: [7] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) vs Alexei Popyrin (AUS)
The head-to-head series between Grigor Dimitrov and Alexei Popyrin is currently tied at 1-1.
They previously faced each other in two matches:
– In the 2021 Melbourne-2 tournament on a hard court, Dimitrov defeated Popyrin in the Round of 16 with a score of 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3.
– In the 2021 US Open on a hard court, Popyrin won their Round of 64 encounter as Dimitrov retired during the match. The final score was 7-6(4), 7-6(4), 4-0 RET.
Grigor Dimitrov is 33 years old and currently ranked World No. 10. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 and has a win-loss record of 33-11 for the year 2024, including a title in Brisbane. In total, he has won 9 titles, with the most notable being the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. He has achieved significant milestones in his career, such as becoming the first debutant since McEnroe in 1978 to go 5-0 en route to winning the Nitto ATP Finals title in 2017. Dimitrov has also reached the semifinals of multiple Grand Slam tournaments and has made it to 11 ATP Masters 1000 semifinals. Notably, he secured his first victory over Roger Federer in the 2019 US Open quarterfinals when he was ranked
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as World No. 78.
Dimitrov aims to reach his 20th ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal, specifically his fourth in Canada and the first in Montreal. He has a strong record against players ranked outside the top 50 this season, boasting a 19-2 win-loss record against them, with his only loss on a hard court to No. 69 Borges in the Australian Open Round of 32.
Alexei Popyrin is 25 years old and currently ranked World No. 62. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 38 in February 2024. In 2023, he had a breakthrough season, earning a personal-best 23 wins and winning his second ATP Tour title in Umag. He also reached his first ATP Tour semifinal and final in 2021 in Singapore. Popyrin has a record of 6-14 against top 10 players and aims to secure his first top 10 win on the surface since defeating No. 9 Fritz at the 2023 Australian Open. In his previous matches, he has defeated top-ranked players, including No. 3 Tsitsipas, No. 6 Auger-Aliassime, and No. 10 Fritz. In his junior career, he reached No. 2 in the rankings and won the 2017 Roland Garros boys’ singles title.
In the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers, Dimitrov and Popyrin could potentially face each other in the third round.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Dimitrov will win.
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