Former Australian Open semi-finalist from Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov faces the surprise package of the tournament Aslan Karatsev in the quarter-finals of the 2021 Australian Open on Tuesday, February 16, with the match likely to begin at around 11 am local time (12 noon BST or 7 pm Eastern Time previous day). Get the live streaming options of this Grigor Dimitrov v Aslan Karatsev match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Grigor Dimitrov v Aslan Karatsev Head to Head
This is the first match between these two players on the tour.
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Dimitrov Upsets Thiem In A Lopsided Match
Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov was an Australian Open semi-finalist in 2017, the year he was ranked number three in the world by year-end. However, his form has taken a dip since and he was as low ranked as number 80, before a comeback run that now has him back in the top 20 in the ATP rankings.
Coming into the match against Austrian Dominic Thiem, Dimitrov had registered straight set wins over Marin Cilic and Alex Bolt in the first two rounds and was up 6-0,1-0 against Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta before the latter retired. Having not spent much time out, he was expected to be the fresher one in the encounter against Dominic Thiem, who was coming off a five-setter against Nick Kyrgios.
As it turned out, Dimitrov did not need to expend too much energy in the fourth round match either. Thiem clearly had something bothering him, an injury or an illness as he looked low on energy and in both of the first two sets, broke early to be up 3-1 and capitulated thereafter to lose 4-6 in each set.
The Austrian looked completely out of sorts in the decider with minimal movement and intensity and won only a few points all set to lose 0-6 and in turn be probably the biggest upset of the draw thus far. With an unheralded opponent in the final eight, Dimitrov will fancy his chances for a semi-final run here again.
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Karatsev Keeps Rolling In Maiden Grand Slam
Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev is in his first ever Grand Slam and has had a magical run thus far. After a second round win against Egor Gerasimov where he only dropped one game all match, he was in prime form and defeated Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3,6-3,6-3.
In his fourth round encounter against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, he looked all but out winning only four games in the first two sets.
But, a great comeback followed with the Russian winning the next two sets not dropping serve after the second set and as the mental demons of the Canadian rekindled in the fifth, Karatsev broke early and despite some difficult games, ensured he was able to successfully serve out the match.
Karatsev in the first man in 25 years to make the last eight of a major on his first attempt.
Dimitrov v Karatsev Prediction and Tip
A very unexpected quarter-final clash, one that no one would have foreseen. Karatsev is on a dream run in his first ever major, but expect the Bulgraian’s experience to outlast the qualifier. A closer match than the matchup suggests, with Dimitrov to prevail in four sets.
Tip: Dimitrov to win in four sets: 3/1(bet365)
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