Grigor Dimitrov will face Ilya Ivashka in the second round of the Sofia Open. The game will start on September 28 at 18:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-1) for Dimitrov – 2.01.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 22 – 1.66.
Ivashka didn’t impress with the action in the first match. The Belarusian tennis player could have lost, but somehow broke Ymer’s resistance. Against Dimitrov, everything could be different. At his home tournament, the Bulgarian has all the chances to defeat Ilya.
Most of Ivashka’s recent matches have been played in a struggle. It is possible that the trend will continue. There is no tangible advantage for either of these tennis players.
Dimitrov has not had much success in the recent series of tournaments in North America. For now, plans for a return to the top 10 will have to wait.
At the US Open, Grigor easily defeated Steve Johnson (6-3, 6-2, 6-2) in the first round before losing to Brandon Nakashima (6-7, 5-7, 3-6) without taking a set.
Dimitrov won one match each in Washington and Montreal, while in Cincinnati and Winston-Salem, he dropped out after the first round.
Dimitrov won the Sofia tournament in the 2017 season.
Dimitrov has eight straight wins on home courts to his credit.
Unlike Dimitrov, who was seeded, Ivashko started in the first round.
On Monday, Ilya played a tough match against Mikael Ymer (7-6, 4-6, 7-5). Everything was decided in the third set when the Belarusian broke the match at 6:5. Although, before that, Mikael had a good chance to win the match.
By the way, the match lasted almost three and a half hours. However, you have to understand, Ivashka had a really difficult opponent.
Ivashka won at least one match in ten of the last 11 tournaments in which he took part.
Ivashka has lost six of his last ten meetings with the top 50.
In four of Ivashka’s last five matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 1.60.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Dimitrov’s Rating – 23
Grigor Dimitrov Wins/Losses in 2022 – 21/18
Ivashka’s Rating – 71
Ilya Ivashka Wins/Losses in 2022 – 21/19
The score is tied at 1-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Citi Open in 2021. Ilya defeated Grigor in two sets in that match (6-2, 7-6).
The match will be played at Center Court, Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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