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Grigor Dimitrov vs Alejandro Tabilo: Laver Cup

Grigor Dimitrov will take on Alejandro Tabilo on day 1 of the Laver Cup in Berlin, Germany.

Grigor Dimitrov Profile

Grigor Dimitrov is currently tenth in the ATP rankings and his career high was No. 3. The Bulgarian is 37-14 for the season and 19-6 on hard surface.

Dimitrov is coming off a 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 4-1 loss to Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the US Open.

His best result of the season was winning the title in Brisbane, his first since 2017. He also made it to the final in Miami where he lost to Jannik Sinner.

Alejandro Tabilo Profile

Alejandro Tabilo is 22nd in the ATP rankings, three spots lower than his career high. The Chilean is 34-21 for the season and 10-6 on hard surface.

Tabilo is coming off a 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 loss to Josef Kovalik in the Davis Cup.

He won three titles so far in the season, in Mallorca, Auckland and the Challenger in Aix en Provence.

Head-to-Head Dimitrov leads 1-0

• Dimitrov vs Tabilo 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 (2024 ATP Miami, second round)

Prediction and Conclusion

It is Day 1 of the Laver Cup in Berlin, and the last match of the schedule would see Grigor Dimitrov representing Team Europe and Alejandro Tabilo representing Team World. Both players had great seasons, as Dimitrov has returned in the top 10 for the first time in seven years while Tabilo has reached his best ranking. There is no doubt that Dimitrov is the better player, especially on hard surfaces indoors, but whoever follows tennis saw who he spent the last week. Novak Djokovic was a special guest in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, and it was party all the time for Dimitrov. That is not the best way to come into a tournament, so we expect Tabilo to have a chance in this match and cover the +4.5-game spread.