ATP Masters in Shanghai, quarterfinals, Friday, 10/13/2023
Who are the top four players in Shanghai? Admittedly, we would have liked to see Alexander Zverev way out in front, but the best German has long since been eliminated. However, there is definitely no less excitement these days.
I’ll now deal with the one who put prodigy Carlos Alcaraz in his place and, not surprisingly, is also the favorite at Bwin for his quarterfinal. In my Dimitrov Jarry tip, I now reveal why I don’t expect an outright success for the Bulgarian!
A win against Carlos Alcaraz? A lot must happen for a world number 19 to achieve such a feat! Grigor Dimitrov surprised everyone a few days ago, as hardly anyone actually expected him to actually put the second best player ever in his place.
The veteran lost the first set 5-7, but then really turned it on and reached the quarter-finals thanks to a 6-2, 6-4 win. The key to success: four of the total of five break chances were used, in all statistics both were almost equal.
Before the win over Alcaraz, Dimitrov had already beaten Karen Khachanov 7-6, 6-4 and Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 6-3. Will he now be able to pull off the big coup in Shanghai?
The 32-year-old has competed in this Masters often enough, but due to a forced Corona break, his last appearance here was six years ago. In 2017, he was defeated by Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, and to date it is his best result.
In this respect, Dimitrov goes into his quarterfinal as the favorite, booking average odds of 1.44 to 2.75 for himself with our bookmakers. But beware: he has faced his current opponent twice and lost both matches!
In addition to a loss in 2019, the two met in the final of Geneva this year, with the win going to Nicolas Jarry by a smooth 7-6, 6-1. The Chilean has climbed quickly in the rankings, is currently ranked 22.
This puts him just three places behind Grigor Dimitrov, so it’s no wonder that the odds of both players are not too different. Jarry is by no means a youngster who is now surprisingly getting stronger.
28 years he is as, it seems that he is experiencing an absolute peak of his career. In 2018, he played in the main draw of Shanghai for the first time, even made it to the round of the best 16.
So he has already achieved the best result at this Masters, but of course Jarry doesn’t want to give up just before the semifinals. He was already on the verge of reaching this round in China, but narrowly failed to beat Alexander Zverev.
In Shanghai, he already has three matches behind him, starting with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Terence Atmane. A short time later, he also eliminated Lorenzo Sonego, coming here to an equally smooth 7-6, 6-2.
He had to fight a much tougher battle against Diego Schwartzman. After a long match, the Chilean came to a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, in all three matches he allowed a single break against him.
My Dimitrov Jarry tip
Grigor Dimitrov or Nicolas Jarry, which player will advance to the Shanghai semifinals on Friday? Both players have been convincing so far, the Bulgarian’s great success against Carlos Alcaraz is particularly noteworthy.
However, he knows how difficult his current opponent is to defeat, and not only since his flat defeat in Geneva this year. Jarry serves consistently, and since matches after big wins like against Alcaraz are often the hardest, my tip is:
Jarry takes at least one set against Dimitrov!
