Tennis Prediction Grigor Dimitrov vs Martin Damm: Challenger Bordeaux 1st Round

🇧🇬 Dimitrov · 1.56 | 1u

• Well, it's surely the last time I feel like trusting Grigor, but honestly, it's starting to get too high for the Bulgarian in this spot.

• Yes, his last few weeks have been complicated, yes he's been tremendously disappointing at times, but there's also a context to take into account.

• He absolutely needs to step up before Roland Garros, where he'll play the qualifications next week, and I'm having a hard time imagining him getting eliminated in his opening match here against a profile like Martin Damm.

• Because the matchup seems clearly favorable to the Bulgarian: Damm remains a player very dependent on his serve and fast conditions to cause damage.

• But on clay, especially in Bordeaux, this weapon loses a lot of effectiveness.

• His serve will be much less impactful, he'll have fewer free points, and behind the baseline, I clearly see him struggling against a player as technically complete as Dimitrov.

• Even far from his best level, Grigor still largely has the weapons to dominate this kind of opposition: better variation, better quality of movement, more touch and especially more tactical control.

• I refuse to believe he can get trampled twice in a row on the Challenger circuit without a reaction.

• He must still have enough tennis to beat this type of profile, especially on clay.

• For me, this is exactly the kind of match where Dimitrov has to show up: an imperative win for the Bulgarian here.