Jakub Mensik vs Grigor Dimitrov Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Shanghai Masters

Prediction published on 08/10/2024, 08:04  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 08/10/2024 at 08:58 in ATP Shanghai Masters Predictions

Ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov faces unseeded Jakub Mensik in the fourth round of the Shanghai Masters. Next up for the winner will be a quarter-final against either Novak Djokovic or Roman Safiullin. Here's our match prediction.

Jakub Mensik has climbed to 56th in the live rankings thanks to this run to round four of this hard court Masters event. That's a new career-high for the 19-year-old and his first time in the world's top 60.

The Czech has reached one ATP Tour hard court final this year. That was eight months ago when making it to the title decider in Doha. He's also had good form on clay this year but this is only the third time this year he's won two matches in the main draw of an ATP Tour hard court event.

He's won three matches in this tournament, the first time since Doha. Wins have come against Pedro Martinez, sixth seed Andrey Rublev and Alexander Shevchenko. All three matches have gone to a final set. 

World number ten Grigor Dimitrov will go up to ninth in the live list if beating Mensik. He's tenth in the ATP Live Race and still in with a chance of qualifying for the end-of-season Tour Finals in Turin.

The Bulgarian has lifted one ATP Tour hard court trophy this year with a win in Brisbane at the start of the year. Hard court finals have also been reached in Marseille and the Miami Masters. August saw him get to the US Open quarter-finals.

He had to retire in that tournament and this is his first singles tournament since then, though he did win a match in the Laver Cup. In Shanghai. The 33-year-old has beaten Zizou Bergs (in three sets) and 20th seed Alexei Popyrin. We tip him to beat Mensik.