tennis | Carlos Alcaraz x Grigor Dimitrov - Nov 03 | 10:00 UTC

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Game info Carlos Alcaraz x Grigor Dimitrov

 

The confrontation between Carlos Alcaraz and Grigor Dimitrov takes place this Thursday, November 3, in a match valid for the round of 16 of the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris in its 2022 version. Today, considered the best player in the world, the young Spaniard is the main head of key in the table and one of the favorites for the title, alongside Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. This time, he will try for one more title unprecedented in his career. He will face Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov as his second opponent in the French tournament. The estimated start of the match is at 10:00 UTC.

 

How the ATP Masters 1000 Paris works

 

The ATP Masters 1000 Paris is a traditional tennis competition that currently distributes 1000 ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals), ranking points to the winner. The tournament's first edition was held in 1972, reaching its 48th edition this year. We will have all the best players in the world in contention for the cup in the 2022 edition, except Alexander Zverev, who will not attend due to injury. Emphasizing the main competitors, we will have the big favorite for the title, Novak Djokovic; the current number 1 in the world, Carlos Alcaraz; and the current number 2 in the world, Rafael Nadal, who will attempt an unprecedented title in his career. The ATP Masters 1000 Paris prize pool is €3.084.450, and the tournament in 2022 will run from October 29 to November 6.

 

Carlos Alcaraz

At first, Carlos Alcaraz currently occupies the number 1 position in the ATP rankings, reaching the top of the world last month (September 2022). First of all, it is worth mentioning that the young Spaniard suffered a minor injury to his knee that almost left the athlete out of the current tournament, surprising his fans as Alcaraz is only 19 years old. However, in addition to confirming his presence at the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris as the top seed of the table, he also managed to eliminate his first obstacle of the tournament, beating Japanese number 38 in the world Yoshihito Nishioka by a double 6-4. It is also worth remembering that after the most important achievement of his short career, where he won the US OPEN, the current number 1 in the world made his best appearance since last week at the ATP 500 in Basel, where he ended up eliminated in the semifinals against the Canadian. Felix Auger Aliassime by two sets to zero.

 

Grigor Dimitrov

On the other hand, Grigor Dimitrov currently occupies number 28 in the ATP ranking, reaching the best position of his career in November 2017, when he was number 3 in the world. The Bulgarian player is again enjoying a good moment in the current season after five consecutive years without achieving relevant results. As much as his last title win was in 2017, the Bulgarian remains a "thorn in the side" of the leading athletes on the circuit, having reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 Vienna last week. In the current competition, he started beating the Dutch Botic Van de Zandschulp with great difficulties, where despite the victory in straight sets, the triumph was in a double tie-break. In the second round, he won a relatively capital victory against Italian Fabio Fognini, in partials of 6-0 and 7-5, respectively.