Who Will Win: Marozsan Vs Dimitrov? Prediction For ATP Cincinnati Open 2024

What Time Will Fabian Marozsan Play Against Grigor Dimitrov?

Marozsan and Dimitrov are on the Day 4 Schedule at Cincinnati Open 2024 on Thursday 15 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?

Fabian Marozsan (HUN) and Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) have faced each other once before, with Dimitrov leading the head-to-head 1-0. The match took place at the 2024 Roland Garros in France, with Dimitrov defeating Marozsan 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 on clay in the Round of 64.

Marozsan, aged 24, is currently ranked 50th in the world. His career-high ranking is No. 36, which he achieved in May 2024. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 18-22, including two quarterfinal appearances. In the Cincinnati tournament of 2024, he has won one match and reached the second round.

Marozsan’s rise in the rankings has been notable, as he broke into the top 200 in August 2022, the top 100 in June 2023, and reached his career-high ranking in May 2024. He is the fourth Hungarian player to break into the top 50 in the PIF ATP Rankings history since 1973.

In his ATP Tour debut, Marozsan qualified for the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Rome and achieved his biggest career win by defeating the No. 2 player, Carlos Alcaraz. He went on to reach the fourth round of the tournament. He also reached the quarterfinals at the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai, where he defeated No. 5 player, Casper Ruud, in the fourth round.

Marozsan has had other significant wins in his career, including defeating No. 7 Holger Rune in the second round and No. 10 Alex de Minaur in the fourth round en route to the quarterfinals of the 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Miami. He also earned his first Grand Slam main draw win at the 2023 US Open, defeating Richard Gasquet, and reached the third round of the 2024 Australian Open.

On the Challenger tour, Marozsan has a record of 55 wins and 30 losses, including three wins in finals. He has won titles at the 2022 Banja Luka, 2023 Antalya, and 2023 Perugia tournaments, but lost in the 2022 Bratislava-2 final to fellow Hungarian player, Marton Fucsovics.

Marozsan began playing tennis at the age of 5, and he credits his father for teaching him everything about the sport. He has a strong record in ATP Masters 1000 events, with a

career record of 16 wins and 7 losses. In 2024, he has won 9 matches and lost 5, aiming to reach at least the third round in 5 out of the 7 events he has played. He has a record of 4 wins and 5 losses against top 10 players, with his last top 10 win coming against Holger Rune in the second round and Alex de Minaur en route to the ATP Masters 1000 Miami quarterfinals in March.

Grigor Dimitrov, aged 33, is currently ranked 9th in the world. His career-high ranking is No. 3, which he achieved in the year 2017. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 33-12, including a title at the Brisbane tournament. Overall, he has a record of 18 wins and 11 losses at the event, winning the title in 2017.

Dimitrov had a successful junior career and ended 2017 ranked No. 3 in the world. He became the first debutant since McEnroe in 1978 to go 5-0 en route to winning the Nitto ATP Finals title that year.

He is the highest-ranked Bulgarian player in history and the only champion from his country, having won nine titles, including the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. Dimitrov achieved a significant milestone in September 2023 by surpassing 400 wins, and he notably defeated No. 1 player, Novak Djokovic, at the 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid.

Dimitrov has reached the semifinals of multiple Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon in 2014, the Australian Open in 2017, and the US Open in 2019. He has also achieved 11 semifinal appearances in ATP Masters 1000 events.

In the 2019 US Open, Dimitrov secured his first victory in eight meetings against Roger Federer, becoming the second-lowest-ranked US Open men’s semifinalist in history (No. 78 at the time). He has a notable opening round record in the current season, with a 12-1 record, with his only loss coming against No. 74 player, Juraj Mensik, at the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid in the second round. Furthermore, Dimitrov has not lost in the opening rounds of hard court events since his defeat to No. 17 player, Alexander Zverev, in the first round of Cincinnati last year.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Marozsan will win.
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