Grigor Dimitrov and Tallon Griekspoor will square off in the semifinal of the BNP Paribas Nordic Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Grigor Dimitrov who should win in 2 sets.

(image) As per the initial odds, Grigor Dimitrov is the pick to win this match.
Grigor Dimitrov -> 1.444
Tallon Griekspoor -> 2.77

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Prediction and head to head Grigor Dimitrov vs. Tallon Griekspoor

This will be the 2nd time that Grigor Dimitrov and Tallon Griekspoor clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Dimitrov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they squared off, Dimitrov won 6-3 6-3 6-1 in the 3rd round in at the U.S. Open back in August 2024.

Highlights Grigor Dimitrov vs Tallon Griekspoor – U.S. Open 30-August-2024

Grigor Dimitrov

Ranked no. 10, Grigor got to the semifinal after beating Quentin Halys 7-6(1) 6-3 and Dominic Stricker 6-3 6-2.

In the quarter, Dimitrov had a good straight sets win against Stricker (6-3 6-2). During the match, Dimitrov scored 62 points vs Stricker’s 47. Grigor was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Regarding the service games, Dimitrov fired 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Grigor Dimitrov conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 7 break points. Furthermore, Dimitrov put 72% of his first serves in, winning 81% (35/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (7/17) on the 2nd serve. Grigor broke Stricker 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Dimitrov hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

Dimitrov has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (323-194). 9-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dimitrov has an overall 66-33 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the current year was winning the title in Brisbane where he beat Holger Rune in the final 7-6(5) 6-4.

Dimitrov has a compiled 42-15 win-loss record in 2024, 9-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Stockholm

Tallon Griekspoor

Ranked no. 37, Tallon reached the semifinal after defeating Pavel Kotov 6-4 6-3, Jacob Fearnley 7-6(0) 6-3 and Casper Ruud 7-5 7-6(5).

In the quarter, The Dutch had a good straight sets win against Ruud (7-5 7-65). During the match Griekspoor scored 87 points vs Ruud’s 83. Griekspoor was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.

About the serving games, Griekspoor scored 13 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Tallon Griekspoor was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 78% (45/58) of his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Griekspoor broke Ruud once after converting 33% of his break points (1/3).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Griekspoor hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

Griekspoor’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Rotterdam and Hertogenbosch.

The Dutch has an aggregate 31-25 win-loss record in 2024, 9-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Stockholm

Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points
Dimitrov
Griekspoor

Match played
2
3

Tot Set
4
6

Tot Games
39
66

Pts
141-117
225-182

Total Points
258
407

Winners
72
102

%Winners
51%
45%

Dimitrov played 2 matches while Griekspoor competed in 3 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Dimitrov has played 2 set(s) less than Griekspoor (4 vs 6). Therefore, Dimitrov played 27 games less than Griekspoor. Grigor scored 72 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, Tallon made 102 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve
Dimitrov
Griekspoor

Aces
14
30

Avg per match
7
10

1st in
88/139
124/188

%1st in
63%
66%

1st pts
72/88
102/124

%1st pts
82%
82%

2nd pts
21/51
36/64

%2nd pts
41%
56%

Dimitrov scored 14 aces (7 per match). Griekspoor bagged 30 aces (10 per match). Dimitrov won 82% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Griekspoor won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks
Dimitrov
Griekspoor

Won
5
7

Converted
5/15
7/22

% Converted
33%
32%

Conceded
11
6

Saved
10
4

% Saved
91%
67%

Times Broken
1
2

Grigor broke his opponents 5 times with a 33% conversion rate. Grigor lost his serve once and he saved 91% of the break points that he conceded. Griekspoor broke his opponents 7 times with a 32% conversion rate. The Dutch conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Dimitrov

R2
Halys
1/4
Stricker
Total

Score
7-61 6-3
6-3 6-2

Tot Set
2
2
4

Tot Games
22
17
39

pts
79-70
62-47
141-117

Total points
149
109
258

Winners
37
35
72

%Winners
47%
56%
51%

SERVE

Aces
8
6
14

Double Faults
4
4
8

1st in
45/79
43/60
88/139

% 1st in
57%
72%
63%

1st pts
37/45
35/43
72/88

% 1st pts
82%
81%
82%

2nd pts
14/34
7/17
21/51

% 2nd pts
41%
41%
41%

Breaks

Won
2
3
5

Converted
2/9
3/6
5/15

Converted %
22%
50%
33%

Conceded
4
7
11

Saved
3/4
7/7
10

Saved %
75%
100%
88%

Times Broken
1
0
1

Griekspoor

R1
Kotov
R2
Fearnley
1/4
Ruud
Total

Score
6-4 6-3
7-60 6-3
7-5 7-65

Tot Set
2
2
2
6

Tot Games
19
22
25
66

pts
63-42
75-57
87-83
225-182

Total points
105
132
170
407

Winners
25
32
45
102

%Winners
40%
43%
52%
45%

SERVE

Aces
8
9
13
30

Double Faults
1
1
2
4

1st in
28/47
38/55
58/86
124/188

% 1st in
60%
69%
67%
66%

1st pts
25/28
32/38
45/58
102/124

% 1st pts
89%
84%
78%
82%

2nd pts
13/19
8/17
15/28
36/64

% 2nd pts
68%
47%
54%
56%

Breaks

Won
3
3
1
7

Converted
3/9
3/10
1/3
7/22

Converted %
33%
30%
33%
32%

Conceded
2
1
3
6

Saved
1/2
0/1
3/3
4

Saved %
50%
0%
100%
75%

Times Broken
1
1
0
2

Tennis Scores in Stockholm

Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Andrey RublevRublev (7-65 7-65) – See score progression
Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Casper RuudRuud (7-5 7-65) – See score progression
Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Dominic StrickerStricker (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Tommy PaulPaul – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (7-69 6-2) – See score progression
Harri Heliovaara/Henry PattenHeliovaara/Henry Patten – Andre Goransson/Sem VerbeekGoransson/Sem Verbeek (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Hugo Nys/Jan ZielinskiNys/Jan Zielinski – Gonzalo Escobar/Diego HidalgoEscobar/Diego Hidalgo (7-68 6-73 10-7) – See score progression
Tallon Griekspoor/Bart StevensGriekspoor/Bart Stevens – Andreas Mies/John-Patrick SmithMies/John-Patrick Smith (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Dominic StrickerStricker (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Casper RuudRuud (7-5 7-6(5)) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Tommy PaulPaul (1-1) – H2H and prediction
Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (1-0) – H2H and prediction