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Grigor Dimitrov vs Karen Khachanov: ATP Paris – round of 16
Grigor Dimitrov will take on Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinal at the ATP Paris.
Grigor Dimitrov Profile
Former world No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov is currently ninth in the ATP rankings. The Bulgarian is 46-17 for the season, including 13-4 in indoor matches.
He is coming off a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 win over Arthur Rinderknech in the round of 16 match, after going past Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the opener, also in three sets.
Dimitrov won the title in Brisbane at the beginning of the season and lost in the final in Stockholm, Marseille and Miami.
Last year, Dimitrov made it to the final in Paris where he lost to Novak Djokovic.
Karen Khachanov Profile
Karen Khachanov is 21st in the ATP rankings while his career high was No. 8 in the world. The Russian is 36-22 for the season and 13-2 in indoor play.
Khachanov is coming off a 7-6, 6-4 win over Alexei Popyrin in the round 16 after going past Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Christopher O’Connell.
Khachanov won the titles in Doha and Almaty this season.
He won in Paris in 2018 defeating Novak Djokovic in the final.
Head-to-Head Dimitrov leads 5-0
- Dimitrov vs Khachanov 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 (2024 ATP Marseille, semifinal)
- Dimitrov vs Khachanov 7-6, 6-4 (2023 ATP Shanghai, third round)
- Dimitrov vs Khachanov 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 (2021 ATP Paris, second round)
- Dimitrov vs Khachanov 7-6, 6-3 (2020 ATP Vienna, first round)
- Dimitrov vs Khachanov 6-7, 6-4, 10-6 (2018 Hulingham exibition)
Prediction and Conclusion
Grigor Dimitrov is back among the top ten players in a while, and he won his first title after 7 years. The Bulgarian will face Karen Khachanov, a former ATP Paris Masters champion, whom he has dominated in the previous five meetings. Both players had a tough road to the quarterfinal and seem ready for this battle. Khachanov will definitely give everything he has to finally beat Dimitrov, and that will definitely be enough to take this match over 22.5 games in total.
