In the last 2 meetings, Carlos Alcaraz received defeat against Grigor Dimitrov. Last year, the Spaniard was eliminated by the Spaniard in the quarterfinals of Miami Open. Before that, he also had to stop early at Shanghai Masters 2023 when he lost Dimitrov itself.
In the fourth round of Indian Wells Masters this year, Alcaraz met Dimitrov again and had a great opportunity to pay the debt. In the end, he won in a more perfect way.
Entering Set 1, Alcaraz entered the good and won the break right in the first game. Dimitrov then only successfully protects 1 game of serve. He lost 2 more breaks in games 5 and 7, thereby losing quickly 1-6.
Set 2, the game has nothing to change. Dimitrov must be very hard to protect the first gaming game. He successfully saved 2 break-point after the long game. However, this is also the only game Bulgarian player to win in this set.
In the remaining time, Alcaraz won 2 consecutive breaks in 2 games 4 and 6. Sang Game 7, Seed No. 2 won easy to close the set of matches with the 6-1 gap. Dimitrov also had the opportunity to reclaim the break in game 7 but could not take advantage.
In the end, Alcaraz won 6-1, 6-1 and officially won tickets to the quarterfinals. The next opponent of the Spanish tennis player is the No. 25 seed Francisco Cerundolo.
