ATP Vienna 2020: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Grigor Dimitrov Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction for Erste Bank Open


ATP Vienna 2020: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Grigor Dimitrov Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction for Erste Bank Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Grigor Dimitrov

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Grigor Dimitrov will clash in the hard courts of Erste Bank Open. Greece’s Tsitsipas is the World No.5 at the moment. On the other hand, his adversary, Dimitrov is ranked 20 in the charts.

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The duo will look to deploy their tactics successfully in order to advance further in the tournament.

Match Details:

  • Fixture: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Grigor Dimitrov 
  • Date: 29th October 2020
  • Tournament: ATP Erste Bank Open
  • Round: Round of 16
  • Venue: Vienna, Austria
  • Category: ATP 500 
  • Surface: Hard-Court
  • Prize Money: Approx. €1,409,510

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Grigor Dimitrov: Match Preview

Stefanos Tsitsipas

The 3rd seed of the tournament, Tsitsipas has reaped wondrous results in this tumultuous year. In the same vein, he lifted the title at Open 13. Further, the 22-year-old advanced to 2 other finals, where he was ousted by Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev respectively. Moreover, he succeeded to make it to the semi-finals of the French Open for the first time. The Greek defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in his round of 32 match 6-7(7), 6-3, 6-4.

The Bulgarian started off with a semi-final to show for at the Mexican Open. The 29-year-old reached the quarter-final of the Italian Open after a tough couple of months due to his Covid-19 positive result. Now, Dimitrov seems to have gotten his stride back. He reached the semi-final of the European Open last week. Moreover, he vanquished Karen Khachanov in the first round 7-6(6), 6-3 in Vienna. 

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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Grigor Dimitrov: Head-to-Head

Grigor Dimitrov

This duo of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Grigor Dimitrov has clashed before on just 1 occasion. As of today, their head-to-head record stands at 1-0, in Tsitsipas’ favour. 

This meeting came about earlier this year in the round of 16 in the grounds Roland Garros. The score stood at 6-3, 7-6(9), 6-2, in the Greek’s favour. 

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Grigor Dimitrov: Match Prediction

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Grigor and Stefanos have the power in them to produce some lung-busting rallies. The pair will look to make it past to the quarter-final. On account of the tremendous year he’s had, Tsitsipas is likely to garner a win today.  

Match Prediction: Stefanos Tsitsipas wins in 3 sets.

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