Aslan Karatsev vs Grigor Dimitrov — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Aslan Karatsev
#1285ATP
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLLL
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021
hard
Grigor Dimitrov
BUL18
Grigor Dimitrov
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Karatsev A.
2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2
Dimitrov G.
Karatsev A.
26663
Dimitrov G.
64121

Aslan Karatsev defeated Grigor Dimitrov 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Grigor Dimitrov came in ranked #146, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 64. Aslan Karatsev claimed a first win over Grigor Dimitrov in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-13RotterdamR32hardGrigor Dimitrov6-1 6-3
2023-01-16Australian OpenR128hardGrigor Dimitrov7-6(3) 7-5 6-2
2021-09-27San DiegoQFhardGrigor Dimitrov6-1 1-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Karatsev A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Dimitrov G.

Dimitrov G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Karatsev A.

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

Statistics

This season
Karatsev A.Dimitrov G.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karatsev A.Dimitrov G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
99
Break points won·Dominant
39
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
37
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
41
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Karatsev A.Dimitrov G.
Freshness·
—
64

Dimitrov G.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.[1]
Medvedev D.[4]
7-56-26-2
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Karatsev A.
6-36-46-2
Medvedev D.[4]
Tsitsipas S.[5]
6-46-27-5
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.[1]
Zverev A.[6]
6-766-26-47-66
Karatsev A.
Dimitrov G.[18]
2-66-46-16-2
Medvedev D.[4]
Rublev A.[7]
7-56-36-2
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Nadal R.[2]
3-62-67-646-47-5
R16
Zverev A.[6]
Lajovic D.[23]
6-47-656-3
Dimitrov G.[18]
Thiem D.[3]
6-46-46-0
Rublev A.[7]
Ruud C.[24]
6-27-630-0
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Berrettini M.[9]
W/O
Djokovic N.[1]
Raonic M.[14]
7-644-66-16-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Mcdonald M.
6-46-26-3
Nadal R.[2]
Fognini F.[16]
6-36-46-2
Karatsev A.
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
3-61-66-36-36-4
R32
Dimitrov G.[18]
Carreno Busta P.[15]
6-01-0
Berrettini M.[9]
Khachanov K.[19]
7-617-657-65
Djokovic N.[1]
Fritz T.[27]
7-616-43-64-66-2
Raonic M.[14]
Fucsovics M.
7-625-76-26-2
Lajovic D.[23]
Martinez P.
6-767-56-16-4
Zverev A.[6]
Mannarino A.[32]
6-36-36-1
Thiem D.[3]
Kyrgios N.
4-64-66-36-46-4
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
Shapovalov D.[11]
7-57-56-3
Karatsev A.
Schwartzman D.[8]
6-36-36-3
Rublev A.[7]
Lopez F.
7-56-26-3
Ruud C.[24]
Albot R.
6-15-76-46-4
Mcdonald M.
Harris L.
7-676-16-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Krajinovic F.[28]
6-36-34-63-66-0
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Ymer M.
6-46-16-1
Fognini F.[16]
De Minaur A.[21]
6-46-36-4
Nadal R.[2]
Norrie C.
7-56-27-5
R64
Lopez F.
Sonego L.[31]
5-73-66-37-56-4
Rublev A.[7]
Monteiro T.
6-46-47-68
Ruud C.[24]
Paul T.
3-66-26-47-5
Albot R.
Oconnell C.
6-27-57-68
Harris L.
Popyrin A.
6-21-66-36-756-3
Mcdonald M.
Coric B.[22]
6-46-24-66-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Carballes Baena R.
6-27-56-1
Krajinovic F.[28]
Andujar P.
6-25-76-16-4
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Kokkinakis T.
6-756-46-16-756-4
Ymer M.
Alcaraz C.
2-66-46-47-65
Khachanov K.[19]
Berankis R.
6-26-46-4
Berrettini M.[9]
Machac T.
6-36-24-66-3
Fognini F.[16]
Caruso S.
4-66-22-66-37-612
De Minaur A.[21]
Cuevas P.
6-36-37-5
Norrie C.
Safiullin R.
3-67-56-37-63
Nadal R.[2]
Mmoh M.
6-16-46-2
Djokovic N.[1]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-737-626-3
Fritz T.[27]
Opelka R.
4-67-666-747-656-2
Fucsovics M.
Wawrinka S.[17]
7-56-14-62-67-69
Raonic M.[14]
Moutet C.
6-716-16-16-4
Martinez P.
Ruusuvuori E.
1-66-36-27-65
Lajovic D.[23]
Bublik A.
6-47-644-66-3
Mannarino A.[32]
Kecmanovic M.
6-16-26-4
Zverev A.[6]
Cressy M.
7-56-46-3
Thiem D.[3]
Koepfer D.
6-46-06-2
Kyrgios N.
Humbert U.[29]
5-76-43-67-626-4
Dimitrov G.[18]
Bolt A.
7-616-16-2
Carreno Busta P.[15]
Vesely J.
6-37-632-66-4
Shapovalov D.[11]
Tomic B.
6-16-36-2
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
Duckworth J.
6-46-16-2
Karatsev A.
Gerasimov E.
6-06-16-0
Schwartzman D.[8]
Muller A.
6-26-06-3
R128
Rublev A.[7]
Hanfmann Y.
6-36-36-4
Andujar P.
Halys Q.
6-47-57-5
Carballes Baena R.
Balazs A.
7-53-66-26-3
Djokovic N.[1]
Chardy J.
6-36-16-2
Tiafoe F.
Travaglia S.
7-656-26-2
Fritz T.[27]
Ramos A.
7-663-66-27-66
Wawrinka S.[17]
Sousa P.
6-36-26-4
Fucsovics M.
Polmans M.
4-66-36-16-736-3
Moutet C.
Millman J.
6-46-743-66-26-3
Vesely J.
Coppejans K.
6-43-66-736-36-3
Tomic B.
Sugita Y.
3-66-14-1
Ruud C.[24]
Thompson J.
6-36-32-1
Machac T.
Vilella Martinez M.
6-757-56-03-0
Medvedev D.[4]
Pospisil V.
6-26-26-4
Cuevas P.
Seppi A.
6-44-66-26-2
Opelka R.
Lu Y.
6-37-626-3
Raonic M.[14]
Coria F.
6-36-36-2
Ruusuvuori E.
Monfils G.[10]
3-66-47-53-66-3
Martinez P.
Nishioka Y.
6-736-16-16-1
Bublik A.
Bedene A.
6-47-55-76-4
Lajovic D.[23]
Stakhovsky S.
5-76-46-35-76-4
Mannarino A.[32]
Novak D.
6-26-47-62
Kecmanovic M.
Majchrzak K.
6-26-46-3
Cressy M.
Daniel T.
7-617-636-4
Zverev A.[6]
Giron M.
6-787-656-36-2
Thiem D.[3]
Kukushkin M.
7-626-26-3
Koepfer D.
Dellien H.
7-56-26-4
Kyrgios N.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-46-46-4
Humbert U.[29]
Uchiyama Y.
6-36-46-736-3
Dimitrov G.[18]
Cilic M.
6-46-27-65
Bolt A.
Gombos N.
6-26-24-66-3
Carreno Busta P.[15]
Nishikori K.
7-57-646-2
Shapovalov D.[11]
Sinner J.
3-66-36-24-66-4
Duckworth J.
Dzumhur D.
6-36-26-4
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
Stebe C.
6-26-46-2
Gerasimov E.
Paire B.[25]
6-22-67-657-5
Karatsev A.
Mager G.
6-36-36-4
Muller A.
Londero J.
4-66-36-06-3
Schwartzman D.[8]
Ymer E.
7-636-42-66-2
Monteiro T.
Martin A.
7-666-16-2
Lopez F.
Tu L.
6-716-47-646-4
Sonego L.[31]
Querrey S.
7-56-46-4
Paul T.
Basilashvili N.
6-47-606-4
Oconnell C.
Struff J.
7-627-656-1
Albot R.
Bautista Agut R.[12]
6-716-06-47-65
Popyrin A.
Goffin D.[13]
3-66-46-747-666-3
Harris L.
Torpegaard M.
4-66-36-26-2
Mcdonald M.
Cecchinato M.
3-66-36-26-2
Coric B.[22]
Pella G.
6-37-657-5
Tsitsipas S.[5]
Simon G.
6-16-26-1
Kokkinakis T.
Kwon S.
6-46-16-1
Alcaraz C.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-16-46-4
De Minaur A.[21]
Sandgren T.
7-56-16-1
Norrie C.
Evans D.[30]
6-44-66-47-5
Safiullin R.
Ivashka I.
6-46-36-4
Mmoh M.
Troicki V.
7-636-733-67-637-5
Nadal R.[2]
Djere L.
6-36-46-1
Caruso S.
Laaksonen H.
6-26-46-3
Krajinovic F.[28]
Haase R.
7-646-34-66-2
Ymer M.
Hurkacz H.[26]
3-66-33-67-56-3
Khachanov K.[19]
Vukic A.
6-36-747-626-4
Berankis R.
Nagal S.
6-27-56-3
Berrettini M.[9]
Anderson K.
7-697-56-3
Fognini F.[16]
Herbert P.
6-46-26-3