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Alexei Popyrin vs Grigor Dimitrov — Prediction

Grand Slam Hard US Open · 1. round 01:20

Predicted probability

Alexei Popyrin

Australia

27.42%

Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria

72.58%

Average Odds

2.63  /  1.49

Market probability

36.17%  /  63.83%

Why This Prediction?

Grigor Dimitrov is the favorite because he has a higher Elo rating on hard courts (1849 vs 1564), a higher Elo rating (1818 vs 1676) and more wins on hard courts (344 vs 119).

Player Comparison

1676.0 Elo 1818.0
1563.8 Elo (surface) 1849.1
182 Wins 517
119 Wins (surface) 344
7 Last 15 form 9
2 Head-to-head wins 2
1.106 Dominance ratio 0.880
130 Rank 137
27.1 Age 35.3
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Performance vs. the Odds

Career record grouped by how big a favorite the market made each player, based on their average odds.

Alexei Popyrin

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 0W–2L · 0.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 2W–4L · 33.3%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 0W–0L · 0.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 3W–3L · 50.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

14 matches with market odds since 2026-05-26.

Grigor Dimitrov

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 6W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 2W–5L · 28.6%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 1W–0L · 100.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 1W–2L · 33.3%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

17 matches with market odds since 2026-06-16.

Serve & Return

Serve and return win rates from each player's last 10 matches at the selected level.

Alexei Popyrin Grigor Dimitrov

1st Serve In %

59.5%
61.1%

1st Serve Points Won %

77.9%
71.1%

2nd Serve Points Won %

53.4%
52.3%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

27.4%
24.7%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

44.6%
50.6%

Aces per Service Game

0.77
0.55

Double Faults per Service Game

0.34
0.21

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

1st Serve In %

56.3%
60.6%

1st Serve Points Won %

77.1%
77.1%

2nd Serve Points Won %

55.0%
47.7%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

28.8%
29.2%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

45.9%
47.8%

Aces per Service Game

0.72
0.43

Double Faults per Service Game

0.18
0.33

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Break Point Performance

How each player handles the biggest points - break points saved serving, and converted returning - from their last 10 matches at the selected level.

Alexei Popyrin Grigor Dimitrov

Break Points Saved %

56.0%
48.3%

Break Points Converted %

39.2%
42.2%

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

Break Points Saved %

59.1%
70.0%

Break Points Converted %

30.8%
40.0%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Alexei Popyrin 22 Grigor Dimitrov

Hard US Open · 2026-09-01
3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
9 Aces 11
14 Double Faults 2
109 Service Points 104
57 First Serve In 69
43 First Serve Won 51
21 Second Serve Won 18
2 Break Points Saved 5
8 Break Points Faced 8
34 Winners 33
37 Unforced Errors 25
2.6 Average Odds 1.5
Hard Shanghai Masters · 2024-10-02
7-6(5) 6-2
7 Aces 13
1 Double Faults 1
53 Service Points 72
34 First Serve In 49
33 First Serve Won 33
13 Second Serve Won 13
0 Break Points Saved 4
0 Break Points Faced 6
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Canada Masters · 2024-08-05
4-6 7-6(5) 6-3
9 Aces 7
6 Double Faults 9
121 Service Points 97
65 First Serve In 58
52 First Serve Won 46
28 Second Serve Won 20
8 Break Points Saved 0
9 Break Points Faced 1
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Us Open · 2021-08-30
7-6(4) 7-6(4) 4-0 RET
12 Aces 3
4 Double Faults 7
94 Service Points 105
57 First Serve In 66
42 First Serve Won 42
23 Second Serve Won 19
4 Break Points Saved 6
6 Break Points Faced 10
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Murray River Open · 2021-02-01
6-4 6-7(5) 6-3
10 Aces 11
4 Double Faults 5
113 Service Points 104
76 First Serve In 62
59 First Serve Won 39
16 Second Serve Won 23
11 Break Points Saved 6
13 Break Points Faced 10
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -

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