Oct 5, 2020; Paris, France; Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) in action during his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) on day eight at Stade Roland Garros.

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Grigor Dimitrov vs. Alex de Minaur Head to Head Record, Preview and Prediction for ATP Monte Carlo Masters 2025 Quarterfinal

The magician battles the demon for a spot in the semifinals.

Oct 5, 2020; Paris, France; Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) in action during his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) on day eight at Stade Roland Garros.

Monte Carlo madness returns on Friday for the quarterfinals action, as eighth seed Alex de Minaur battled fifteenth seed Grigor Dimitrov in the third match of the day. The two players are in fine form at the Principality so far. The winner of this encounter will take on either defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas or No. 13 seed Lorenzo Musetti in the final four stage.

This will be Grigor Dimitrov’s first match against a seeded player at this year’s ATP Monte Carlo Masters. The Bulgarian came through a tricky Round of 16 against Alejandro Tabilo – who defeated Novak Djokovic in Round-2. At the age of 33, ‘Baby Federer’ is having a great season so far; he is looking to reach his third semifinal of 2025. He has won close to 83% of his service games on this surface over the past year.

Alex de Minaur has a record of 8-5 on clay courts over the past twelve months. The 26-year-old is one of the most consistent players on the ATP Tour – he was a finalist in Rotterdam, and also reached the last eight stage at the Australian Open and Qatar Open. Currently ranked No. 10 in the world, ‘Demon’ will want to break into the Top-5 by the end of this year. He beat two stalwarts in the form of Tomas Machac and Daniil Medvedev to enter the quarterfinals.

Grigor Dimitrov vs Alex de Minaur Head to Head Record

Alex de Minaur narrowly edges out the head to head record against Grigor Dimitrov by 3-2 so far.

The last time these two veterans locked horns was in the 2024 Rotterdam Open semifinal. There has been only one previous meeting between Dimitrov and de Minaur on the red dirt – at Barcelona in 2023 when the Aussie was handed a walkover. Interestingly, the Australian has won the last battle against his more experienced counterpart. Dimitrov’s last win against de Minaur was back in early 2023.

Event	Round	Winner	Score
2024 Rotterdam	Semifinal	Alex de Minaur	6-4 6-3
2023 Barcelona	Round of 16	Alex de Minaur	W/O
2023 Rotterdam	Quarterfinal	Grigor Dimitrov	6-3 3-6 7-6(6)
2022 Canada Masters	Round of 32	Alex de Minaur	7-6(4) 7-5
2020 Antwerp	Semifinal	Alex de Minaur	7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4
2019 US Open	Round of 16	Grigor Dimitrov	7-5 6-3 6-4

Grigor Dimitrov vs Alex de Minaur Titles Comparison

Grigor Dimitrov	Category	Alex de Minaur
0	Grand Slams	0
9	ATP Singles Titles	9
0	ATP Doubles Titles	1
1	Masters-1000 Titles	0
1	ATP-500 Titles	2
R2 (London 2012)	Best Olympics Performance	–
No. 18	Current World Ranking	No. 10

Grigor Dimitrov vs Alex de Minaur Monte Carlo Masters 2025 Prediction

It will be a stylistically vivid match-up on Court Rainier III – Dimitrov looks to go heavy on the forehand and slow down the rhythm of the game on the backhand wing, while de Minaur plays a counter-punch baseline attacking game. They both like to ease into the point, and use the angles of the court before landing the knockout blow. Needless to say, it will be a game of fine margins on Friday.

Prediction: Grigor Dimitrov in three sets.

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— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 10, 2025

Grigor Dimitrov vs Alex de Minaur Monte Carlo Masters 2025 Betting Odds

Grigor Dimitrov Win: 6/4

Alex de Minaur Win: 4/7

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

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