Dimitrov vs. Zhang. ATP Vienna Match Prediction
Dimitrov and Zhang will meet in the first round of the tournament in Vienna on October 23. Dimitrov is in excellent shape, as evidenced by his recent appearance in the final of the competition in Stockholm. Grigor demonstrated his best result in Vienna in 2022 - then he reached the semifinals on the local courts. How will the Bulgarian perform in Austria this time? - you can find out the bets on the upcoming match in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Grigor Dimitrov

Current form
Dimitrov has been showing pretty good results indoors this season - he has ten wins and two losses on this surface. Last week, Grigor, as a reminder, reached the final of the tournament in Stockholm on indoor hard.
Professional qualities
Dimitrov is an experienced tennis player who has managed to skillfully adapt his game to modern conditions. Realizing that with age it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain the pace in long rallies, he focused on his serve. This approach, coupled with a diverse arsenal of strokes, allowed him to add power and efficiency to his game.
Current indicators in the tour
Dimitrov is ranked tenth in the world this season. Grigor was once in the top 3. The Bulgarian tennis player has one trophy to his credit this season - he won the open hard court tournament in Brisbane.
Interesting facts for betting
Dimitrov has won ten indoor hard court matches this season, losing only twice.

Zhizhen Zhang

Current form
Zhang competed in Almaty last week. Zhizhen quickly hung up his racket in that tournament, losing to Aslan Karatsev in the first round. Zhizhen has two wins in five matches on indoor hard courts this season.
Professional qualities
Zhang, although he plays on all surfaces, shows his best results on clay. This is due to the fact that his walking speed leaves much to be desired, and on fast courts he does not have time to defend well. Despite this, his strong serve regularly brings many aces.
Current indicators in the tour
Zhizhen is currently ranked 46th in the world, with his career high being 31st. Zhang reached the final of the tournament in Hangzhou this year, where he faced Marin Cilic, but lost to the Croatian in two tense tiebreaks.
Interesting facts for betting
Zhang has exited the last three tournaments following his opening matches.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Dimitrov last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.29Bet Tie-break in the match - no
This bet has paid off in 3 of Zhang previous 5 matches
1.92Tip and bets
Dimitrov is having a good playing period. His recent appearance in the final of the competition in Stockholm should give the Bulgarian additional confidence in his abilities. We believe that Grigor will cope with Zhang, who hasn't been doing very well on the tennis court lately, without any particular problems.
Our forecast is Dimitrov victory with a (-4) game handicap for odds of 2.11
Bet on total
Dimitrov seems to be a clear favorite in this match. We believe that the upcoming match will be under his control and he will be able to beat Zhang in two sets.
The second forecast is total under 22 games for odds of 1.83
Bet on the first set
Four of Zhang last five matches have seen the first set go to more than 9.5 games. We expect Zhizhen upcoming match against Dimitrov to also start with a top-heavy first set.
Forecast - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.67