Prediction Of Mensik Vs Dimitrov H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024?

What Time Will Jakub Mensik Play Against Grigor Dimitrov?

Mensik and Dimitrov are on the Day 8 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Wednesday 9 October 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?

In the match between Jakub Mensik from the Czech Republic and Grigor Dimitrov from Bulgaria at the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid, Mensik leads the head-to-head record 1-0. The match took place on clay in the round of 64, with Mensik winning 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3.

Jakub Mensik is 19 years old and currently ranked world No. 65. His career-high ranking is No. 64, which he achieved in August. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 22-15, including reaching the final in Doha and having a 3-0 record in Shanghai, reaching the round of 16. He broke into the Top 100 in February 2024 after reaching his first quarterfinal, semifinal, and final in Doha, where he defeated former champions Andy Murray, Gael Monfils, and No. 5 Andrey Rublev. This win made him the youngest Czech ATP Tour finalist and the first ATP Tour finalist born in 2005 or later.

In his tour-level debut, Mensik reached the third round of the 2023 US Open as a qualifier, becoming the youngest player to reach the Grand Slam third round since Rafael Nadal at the 2004 Australian Open and the youngest at the US Open since Fabrice Santoro in 1990. He lost in the third round to Taylor Fritz on his 18th birthday. He qualified for his second tour-level event at the 2024 Australian Open, where he defeated former Top 10 player Denis Shapovalov in the first round.

Mensik has a 30-21 record in Challenger events and won his first title at the 2023 Prague-2 in May, when he was ranked No. 333 and received a wild card.

On the ITF Juniors circuit, Mensik had a record of 85-28, with his highlights including reaching the 2022 Australian Open boys’ singles final.

In this match against Dimitrov, Mensik aims to achieve his fourth consecutive win against a Top 10 player, which would lead him to his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal and make him the youngest quarterfinalist in the history of the event. He already defeated No. 6 Andrey Rublev in the second round and now faces Dimitrov, who is ranked No. 9. If he wins, he will be the second player in 2024 to reach the quarterfinals by defeating multiple Top 10 players, with the first being Marozsan in Miami, who defeated No. 7 Holger Rune in the second round and No. 10 Alex de Minaur in the fourth round.

Grigor Dimitrov is 33 years old and currently ranked world No. 10. His career-high ranking is No. 3. In 2024, he has a win-loss record of 40-14, including winning the Brisbane title. In the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, his record is 12-7, with a semifinal appearance in 2023.

Dimitrov was a former world No. 1 junior and ended 2017 at a career-high ranking of No. 3. He became the first debutant to go 5-0 en route to winning the Nitto ATP Finals title since John McEnroe in 1978. He is the top-ranked Bulgarian player in history and the only champion from his country, having won nine titles, including the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati.

Throughout his career, Dimitrov has surpassed 400 wins, with his notable victory being over No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid. He has reached the semifinals of Grand Slam tournaments at Wimbledon in 2014, the Australian Open in 2017, and the US Open in 2019. He has also reached 11 ATP Masters 1000 semifinals, including finals at Cincinnati in 2017, Paris in 2023, and Miami in 2024.

Dimitrov posted his first win in eight meetings against Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of the 2019 US Open when he was ranked No. 78, becoming the second-lowest-ranked US Open men’s semifinalist in history after Jimmy Connors, who was ranked No. 174 in 1991.

In this match, Dimitrov is playing in his 100th ATP Masters 1000 event of his career. He aims to reach the quarterfinals in Shanghai for the third consecutive edition (previously reaching the quarterfinals in 2019 and the semifinals in 2023). If he reaches the quarterfinals, it would be his 20th ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal and the second of 2024, following his final appearance in Miami.

The most appearances in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments among active players are held by Novak Djokovic with 131 appearances, followed by Marin Cilic with 115 appearances. Rafael Nadal has made 130 appearances, Fabio Fognini has made 110 appearances, Stan Wawrinka has made 125 appearances, Gael Monfils has made 105 appearances, Richard Gasquet has made 120 appearances, and Grigor Dimitrov has made 100 appearances.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Mensik will win.
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