Grigor Dimitrov vs Carlos AlcarazShanghai Masters Round of 16

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 16
#146ATP
1744ELO
1736Hard ELO
$307kYTD
$32MCAREER
35 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2023
hard
#2ATP
2162ELO
2088Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$65MCAREER
23 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWL
Dimitrov G.
5-7 6-2 6-4
Alcaraz C.
Dimitrov G.
5662
Alcaraz C.
7241

Grigor Dimitrov defeated Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Alcaraz came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 5–1. Grigor Dimitrov narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian Wells MastersR64hardCarlos Alcaraz6-2 6-3
2025-03-05Indian Wells MastersR16hardCarlos Alcaraz6-1 6-1
2024-03-18Miami MastersQFhardGrigor Dimitrov6-2 6-4
2023-06-19Queen's ClubQFgrassCarlos Alcaraz6-4 6-4
2023-04-24Madrid MastersR32clayCarlos Alcaraz6-2 7-5
2022-10-31Paris MastersR16hardCarlos Alcaraz6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Dimitrov G.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Alcaraz C.

Alcaraz C.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Alcaraz C.
Serve
74
Return
95

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
57%
Service points won·Even
68%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Even
64%
66%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (167 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
98
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
66
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
96
100

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
8.9
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
0.0Hard Elo 1736
Surface ELO
10.0+353 Hard Elo edge
0.0Overall Elo 1744
ELO gap
10.0Overall Elo 2162
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.1
Surface form
7.6
Fatigue & Travel
3.3
Minutes 14d
6.0
4.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
5.8
Country comfort
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
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
25°CMainly clear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 51%