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

What Time Will Alexei Popyrin Play Against Grigor Dimitrov?

Popyrin and Dimitrov are on the Day 7 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Tuesday 8 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?

The upcoming match will be between Alexei Popyrin from Australia and Grigor Dimitrov from Bulgaria. Popyrin currently leads their head-to-head record with 2 wins to Dimitrov‘s 1 win.

Their previous encounters include:
– Melbourne 2 (Australia) Hard R16 in 2021, which Dimitrov won 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3.
– US Open (U.S.A.) Hard R64 in 2021, where Popyrin won 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 4-0, with Dimitrov retiring.
– ATP Masters 1000 Montreal (Canada) Hard R16 in 2024, where Popyrin won 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3.

Alexei Popyrin is 25 years old and currently ranked World No. 24. He reached his career-high ranking of No. 23 in August 2024 after saving 3 match points against Dimitrov in the third round of the Montreal tournament, which he went on to win. Popyrin became the first Australian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title since Hewitt in 2003. In the same tournament, he earned 5 consecutive wins against top 20 players and became the fourth lowest-ranked champion in ATP Masters 1000 history. Popyrin has also achieved his first ATP Tour semifinal, reached his first final, and won his first title at the 2021 Singapore tournament. He also won his second title by defeating former champion Wawrinka at the 2023 Umag tournament. In 2019, Popyrin qualified for tour-level events 10 times, tying the single-season record set by M. Zverev in 2016. His biggest win came at the 2024 US Open 4th round, where he beat No. 2 and 4-time champion Djokovic. As of now, Popyrin holds a 5-3 record against top 10 players this season, with a career record of 10-14. He aims to become the first Australian to reach the Shanghai R16 since de Minaur and Ebden in 2018.

Grigor Dimitrov is 33 years old and currently ranked World No. 10. He achieved his career-high ranking of No. 3 in 2017 after winning the Nitto ATP Finals, becoming the first debutant since McEnroe in 1978 to go 5-0 en route to the title. Dimitrov is the highest-ranked Bulgarian player in history and the only champion from his country, winning 9 titles including the 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati. In September 2023, he surpassed 400 wins, with his biggest win coming against No. 1 Djokovic at the 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid. Dimitrov has reached the semifinals of Grand Slam events at 2014 Wimbledon, 2017 Australian Open, and 2019 US Open, as well as 11 ATP Masters 1000 semifinals, including finals at 2017 Cincinnati, 2023 Paris, and 2024 Miami. He posted his first win in 8 meetings against Federer at the 2019 US Open quarterfinals, becoming the second-lowest-ranked US Open semifinalist in history (No. 174 Connors in 1991). This will be Dimitrov‘s 100th ATP Masters 1000 event, with a record of 141-98, highlighted by his 2017 Cincinnati title. He aims to achieve 40 wins in consecutive seasons for the first time in his career, following his previous records of 50 wins in 2014, 49 wins in 2017, and 41 wins in 2023.

It’s worth noting that among active players, Novak Djokovic holds the record for the most ATP Masters 1000 appearances with 131, followed by Rafael Nadal with 130. Dimitrov has made 100 appearances in ATP Masters 1000 events.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Popyrin will win.
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