In the Round of 32 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Tuesday, Alexei Popyrin (ranked No. 24) faces Grigor Dimitrov (No. 10).
In Popyrin’s most recent action, he was defeated by Tomas Machac 3-6, 7-6, 5-7 in the Round of 32 at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships on September 25, 2024. Dimitrov lost in sets the last time he competed, falling 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 1-4 to Frances Tiafoe at the quarterfinals of the US Open on September 3, 2024.
Alexei Popyrin vs. Grigor Dimitrov: live stream info & TV channel
- Tournament: Rolex Shanghai Masters
- Round: Round of 32
- Date: Tuesday, October 8
- Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo
- Court Surface: Hard
Alexei Popyrin vs. Grigor Dimitrov matchup stats
- Popyrin has gone 15-6 and has won one title on hard courts this year.
- In games on hard surfaces, Popyrin has an 84.8% winning percentage in service games and a 24.7% winning percentage in return games (235 service games won out of 277, and 71 return games won out of 287).
- On hard courts, Popyrin ranks 41st in break point winning percentage (38.1%) after going 64-for-168.
- Popyrin was eliminated by Machac (3-6, 7-6, 5-7) on September 25 in the Round of 32 of his last tournament, the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships.
- Dimitrov is 20-8 in eight tournaments on hard courts so far this year.
- On hard courts, Dimitrov has won 86.7% of his service games and 22.7% of his return games.
- Including hard courts only, Dimitrov has converted 34.1% of his break-point chances (72 of 211).
- Dimitrov suffered defeat in the quarterfinal of his previous tournament (the US Open) on September 3, when he went down 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 1-4 to Tiafoe.
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