Taylor Fritz vs Grigor Dimitrov Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Italian Open

Prediction published on 12/05/2024, 18:00  by Steve Ashfield in ATP Italian Open Predictions

Taylor Fritz bids to continue his good form on clay. The American is the 11th seed for the Italian Open and takes on eighth seeded Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round. Up for grabs is a quarter-final against either third seed Alexander Zverev or unseeded Nuno Borges. Fritz is playing in this Masters tournament for the seventh time. This is the first occasion he's managed to make it past round two. His form on clay has been strong this year with his first final reached in the recent BMW Open in Munich. He built on that with a semi-final appearance in the Madrid Masters.  The world number 13 is up a place in the live rankings and tenth in the ATP Race. This tournament has seen him beat Fabio Fognini and the 24th seed Sebastian Korda, both matches being won 6-3 6-4. He's 1-1 in previous meetings with Dimitrov and both matches were played on clay with three tie-breaks taking place.

Grigor Dimitrov is up to ninth in both the live rankings and the ATP Race. It's three years since he last made it to the quarter-finals in Rome and his only semi-final appearance was in 2014. He's yet to get past the last 16 of a clay court tournament this year. He got to that stage in Monte Carlo but has played in three finals this year (winning one) but on hard courts. This week has seen the Bulgarian beat Yoshihito Nishioka and qualifier Terence Atmane so Fritz is his first seeded opponent. We go for the in-form Fritz to win this match.