Last night, Beijing time, the Monte Carlo Masters officially kicked off. A key match in the first round was presented by the fifteenth seed, Georgian bearded Bashirashvili and Bulgarian coach Dimitrov.
The two sides have met only once before, and that meeting was at the Sofia Open five years ago, when Dimitrov, who was at the peak of his form, won the opponent in two straight sets. The following year-end finals, he defeated Goffin in the final to win the most important title to date.
The two also play in a different way. Dimitrov was a SLR flamboyant technocratic who has always been likened to Federer Jr. The Georgians are full of hardcorers, and their violent forehands have impressed mainland fans on the field of the Chinese Open.
Bashirashvili worked hard, but the clay strength was average. The data shows that his best result in Monte Carlo is only three first rounds.
After the start of the match, the two sides also showed the strength of the clay. In the first set, the Bulgarian achieved a key break in the day and maintained the lead until the end of the set, 6-3 first.
After the battle, the Georgian's first serve was forced out of two break points by the opponent. Although he struggled to save two, he was still broken in the third.
It is not so much the completion of the opponent as it is the self-destruction of the Great Wall. In the face of a break point, because of his own double mistakes, he will give up the victory.
After two sets, perhaps unwell, the Georgian applied for a withdrawal, leaving a game that had been a high profile in such a sloppy end.
According to the analysis of post-match statistics, in terms of unforced errors, Bashirashvili has four more than his opponents and five fewer winning points. In terms of important data such as the first-shot scoring rate, he is completely behind.
The Georgian has impressed in the past with his odd odds of winning in the final. However, since losing to Nori in the Indian Wells Masters final last year, his law has gradually become invalid (this year's Doha Open final lost to Agut), and the state is also on the verge of falling.
In the three Masters tournaments that have been played this year, he was eliminated in the first round. It was only by relying on a huge score at last year's Indian Wells Masters that a seeding spot was retained.
If this performance continues for a while, the future will fall out of the top thirty just around the corner.
Dimitrov was also a final four of the Indian Wells Masters last year, but has been withering for some time since then.
A hasty end to a game that looks forward to a wonderful game, which makes people sigh! (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)