Fabian Marozsan vs Grigor Dimitrov Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Cincinnati Open

Prediction published on 14/08/2024, 14:12  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 15/08/2024 at 17:02 in ATP Cincinnati Open Predictions

Eighth seed Grigor Dimitrov starts his Cincinnati Masters campaign against unseeded Fabian Marozsan. This is the second round of this hard court Masters tournament. Who'll make it through to the last 16? Here's our match prediction.

The latest ranking list has Dimitrov in ninth place but he's only 12th in the Live ATP Race. With plenty of ranking points on the line this week he'll want to go deep to boost his chances of making the ATP Tour Finals.

Dimitrov reached the last 16 in Montreal in his most recent tournament. That was the end of the line for the Bulgarian as he lost to eventual champion Alexei Popyrin. He's won one hard court title this year and played in two other finals.

He's had one previous match against Marozsan. That was in this year's French Open, and he won in straight sets for the loss of just seven games. Now he looks to repeat that kind of result on the hard courts of Cincinnati.

Marozsan beat qualifier Corentin Moutet in the first round of this tournament. The Hungarian won in straight sets though he needed a tie-break in the second set. That win has taken him to 50th in the live rankings.

It was a welcome win for Marozsan as he had lost his three previous matches. That included a first round loss to Pablo Carreno Busta in Montreal last week. His best result by far on hard courts this year was when he reached the last eight in Miami.

He doesn't look to be in that form at present and we tip Grigor Dimitrov to win in straight sets and set up a match against either 12th seed Ben Shelton, Tomas Martin Etcheverry or Matteo Arnaldi.