Fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria will take on Australia’s Christopher O’Connell in the quarterfinal of the 2023 ATP Geneva Open on Thursday, May 25. Get the predictions and odds of this Grigor Dimitrov v Christopher O’Connell match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Grigor Dimitrov v Christopher O’Connell Head to Head
Dimitrov won their only meeting at the Australian Open in 2017.
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Dimitrov Begins With a Dominant Win
Fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov got his Geneva Open campaign off to a great start as the Bulgarian knocked out Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena 6-1, 6-4 in the second round on Wednesday.
In what was a near-flawless performances, Dimitrov did not face a single break point in the entire contest. In contrast, he held five break points and converted three of them to claim victory in just 68 minutes.
Thanks to the win, the Bulgarian is now into the quarterfinal in Geneva for the second time in his career. In 2021, Dimitrov had been beaten in the last eight stage. This is also the first time this season that Dimitrov has reached the quarterfinal in a clay court tournament. He won one and lost one in each of his previous four clay court tournaments in Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid and Rome.
Having received a wild card for the tournament, the world no. 33 looked good in his second round contest as he improved his season record to 13-9, which includes a 5-3 run on clay.
On Thursday, Dimitrov will be aiming to reach a second semifinal of the season. He had earlier made it to the final four in Rotterdam.
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O’Connell Advances as Zapata Miralles Retires
Christopher O’Connell looked in excellent touch in his second round match against Bernabe Zapata Miralles. The Aussie was leading 6-0, 3-0 when the Spaniard decided to quit.
The one-sided contest saw O’Connell drop just three points of his serve and four points on return in the first set. He continued to rule in the second set, before the world no. 37 withdrew from the match.
O’Connell’s performance in the second round was in stark contrast to his first round performance, when he ousted qualifier Nino Serdarusic 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 in a two hour and 42 minute contest.
With the win, O’Connell is 11-5 on clay this season (across levels). He was a semifinalist in Munich and a quarterfinalist in Marrakech and made it to the final four in Split Challenger.
Overall he is 19-16 from all his matches, can he keep the winning run going?
Dimitrov v O’Connell Prediction and Tip
Dimitrov has not won consecutive matches ever since falling to Daniil Mededev in the semifinals in Rotterdam. But he will fancy his chances against the Aussie on Thursday. The former no. 3 has a decent record on clay, and has a lot more experience than O’Connell. Expect Dimitrov to reach his second semifinal of the season with a win on Thursday.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Dimitrov to win: 1/3
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 22.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Geneva Open will be played from May 21 to 27. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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