Grigor Dimitrov vs Pablo Carreno BustaTour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 November 2017
hard
#65ATP
1801ELO
1744Hard ELO
$641kYTD
$18MCAREER
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWW
Dimitrov G.
6-1 6-1
Carreno Busta P.
Dimitrov G.
662
Carreno Busta P.
110

Grigor Dimitrov defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6-1 6-1 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pablo Carreno Busta came in ranked #65. Grigor Dimitrov extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

43
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-04BrisbaneR32hardGrigor Dimitrov6-3 6-2
2021-02-08Australian OpenR32hardGrigor Dimitrov6-0 1-0 RET
2018-04-23BarcelonaQFclayPablo Carreno Busta6-3 7-6(4)
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayPablo Carreno Busta7-5 6-3 6-4
2016-05-02Madrid MastersR64clayPablo Carreno Busta7-6(3) 6-3
2015-11-02Paris MastersR64hardGrigor Dimitrov6-4 6-1
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR64clayGrigor Dimitrov6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Dimitrov G.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Carreno Busta P.

Carreno Busta P.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Carreno Busta P.
Serve
21
Return
44

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%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
78
Break points saved·Even
99
97
Break points won·Slight edge
67
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
80
Tiebreaks·Even
96
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
69
92

Dimitrov G.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 54 games (7d) · Carreno Busta P.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast