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Grigor Dimitrov vs Frances Tiafoe: US Open – Quarterfinal
Two players with a lot to prove Grigor Dimitrov and Frances Tiafoe will face each other in the quarterfinals of the US Open.
Grigor Dimitrov Profile
Former world No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov returned to the top 10 in the rankings after a while and he is currently ninth. The Bulgarian is 37-13 for the season and 19-5 on hard surface.
Dimitrov is coming off a 6-3, 7-6, 1-6, 3-6, 6-3 win over Andrey Rublev in the round of 16. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Tallon Griekspoor, Rinky Hijikata and Kyrian Jacquet in straight sets.
Dimitrov won the title in Brisbane this season which was his first trophy since 2017.
His best result at the US Open was the semifinal in 2019 when he lost to Daniil Medvedev.
Frances Tiafoe Profile
Frances Tiafoe is currently 20th in the ATP rankings, ten spots lower than his career high. The American is 28-22 for the season and 19-12 on hard surface.
Tiafoe is coming off a 6-4, 7-6, 2-6, 6-3 win over Alexei Popyrin in the round of 16. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Ben Shelton, Alexander Shevchenko and Aleksandar Kovacevic.
The week before the US Open, Tiafoe made it to the final in Cincinnati where he lost to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner. That was his second final of the year after he lost to Ben Shelton in Houston.
In 2022, Tiafoe reached the semifinal at the US Open and lost to Carlos Alcaraz in five sets.
Head-to-Head Dimitrov leads 3-1
- Dimitrov vs Tiafoe 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 (2023 Wimbledon, third round)
- Tiafoe vs Dimitrov 7-5, 7-6, 6-7, 7-5 (2019 Australian Open, round of 16)
- Dimitrov vs Tiafoe 6-1, 6-4 (2018 Laver Cup)
- Dimitrov vs Tiafoe 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 (2018 ATP Toronto, round of 16)
Prediction and Conclusion
Both Dimitrov and Tiafoe have felt how it is to play in the semifinal at the US Open and hope to get back there following this match. Both of them have a tremendous tournament, and this will be nothing short of an epic fight. Tiafoe will definitely have the support of the home crowd, but Dimitrov seems like the more complete player and somebody who can win the nerves battle late in the match. This will be a long fight, so we go with Dimitrov winning it and total over 38.5 games.
