Grigor Dimitrov vs Alexander ZverevBasel Round of 32

Basel · ATP · Round of 32
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2014
hard
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Dimitrov G.
2-6 6-4 6-2
Zverev A.
Dimitrov G.
2662
Zverev A.
6421

Grigor Dimitrov defeated Alexander Zverev 2-6 6-4 6-2 in the Basel round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Zverev came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 7–1. Grigor Dimitrov narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

Head to head

17
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-18Miami MastersSFhardGrigor Dimitrov6-4 6-7(4) 6-4
2023-09-20ChengduSFhardAlexander Zverev6-3 7-6(2)
2023-08-28US OpenR32hardAlexander Zverev6-7(2) 7-6(8) 6-1 6-1
2023-08-14Cincinnati MastersR64hardAlexander Zverev6-2 6-2
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR16clayAlexander Zverev6-1 6-4 6-3
2021-11-01Paris MastersR16hardAlexander Zverev7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-3
2016-05-09Rome MastersR64clayAlexander Zverev6-1 6-4
2016-03-07Indian Wells MastersR64hardAlexander Zverev6-4 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Dimitrov G.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Zverev A.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Dimitrov G.Zverev A.
Serve
71
Return
42

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
67%
69%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.6
8.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
94
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Clear edge
66
90
Deciding sets·Even
99
99
Tiebreaks·Even
96
100

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
59
45

Dimitrov G.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 103 games (7d) · Zverev A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 134 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast