IW R3 - Grigor Dimitrov vs Ernie Gulbis

Duncan Bell · Mar 10, 2014

Match of the round!

After they were drawn together in Acapulco it felt like a nice rivalry was brewing, and now they've been drawn together in a grown-up competition.

Playing for the 3rd time ever, all 3 matches within a month.
Gulbis won in 2 in Rotterdam
Dimitrov won in 3 in Acapulco

Both players very popular about these parts, and 2014 so far has been a year of living up to hype - to some degree - for both of these players.

Fascinating match-up, I can't wait. The victor will have a very realistic shot of a semi final.

Wynter · Mar 10, 2014

Gulbis, more rest inbetween tournaments.

Rozroz · Mar 10, 2014

ooohh, this will be fun!
when is it ?

MonkeyBoy · Mar 10, 2014

Rubber match. Gonna be fun.

ricki · Mar 10, 2014

Cheering for Ernesto, but afraid if he wins now he will exit on Bautista :-/

Team10 · Mar 10, 2014

ricki said:
Cheering for Ernesto, but afraid if he wins now he will exit on Bautista :-/

No way, whoever wins this match is beating Bautista Agut, probably Gasquet/Isner too.

It's going to be a close match, I think 3 sets with Gulbis coming out on top.

tennis_hack · Mar 10, 2014

Gulbis, easily.

All he has to do is hit to Dimitrov's backhand.

Fiercer · Mar 10, 2014

tennis_hack said:
Gulbis, easily.

All he has to do is hit to Dimitrov's backhand.

:lol:

I am sure he found it easy just hitting it to his backhand in Acapulco. You'd imagine someone like Murray would have won if Dimitrov was as simple as that.

However, to be fair, I think Gulbis will win if he does what he did in Rotterdam, i.e. 76% first serves in and 85% of those won. But if the stats are more like in Acapulco then I think Dimitrov will find a way to win.

Russeljones · Mar 10, 2014

I think one of the bigger similarities between Dimitrov and Federer is how much they draw on their confidence in tense moments. Dimitrov is on a high and that might help him prevail where he previously would have stumbled. Just a little theory I have.

jaggy · Mar 10, 2014

If Erniests wants it enough he will win

double barrels · Mar 10, 2014

gulbis wins in a third set tiebreak

Duncan Bell · Mar 10, 2014

Gulbis made Rotterdam look so easy as he was GOATing his serve. He was is a different place.

Unless he can do that again, I think Dimitrov knows how to win - hit it flat to his forehand and don't give him time for his ridiculous backswing

monfed · Mar 10, 2014

tennis_hack said:
Gulbis, easily.

All he has to do is hit to Dimitrov's backhand.

More stupidity from you. All your posts center around " hit to his BH", yea we get it ,Ralph is good at that. Your boy got owned in 2011 by a better player, deal with it.

Cfidave · Mar 10, 2014

Gulbis had him in Acapulco, came down to two bad choices on shot selection. It will be close, but I think Gulbis is the better player when both are playing well.

tennis_hack · Mar 10, 2014

monfed said:
More stupidity from you. All your posts center around " hit to his BH", yea we get it ,Ralph is good at that. Your boy got owned in 2011 by a better player, deal with it.

Haha, lol at you thinking I'm a Nadal fan.

monfed · Mar 10, 2014

tennis_hack said:
Haha, lol at you thinking I'm a Nadal fan.

Ok whatever you say. Dimitrov's BH won't be under fire v/s Gulbis,thats for sure. Plus Dimi's BH held up great against Ralph at MC the most high bouncing surface on the planet so I'm sure he'll do just fine.

Rozroz · Mar 10, 2014

why do you all think Gulbis is so sure for the win?
weird...

fecaleagle · Mar 10, 2014

Rozroz said:
why do you all think Gulbis is so sure for the win?
weird...

Gulbis is never "so sure for the win." That guy has screwed up more of my Major brackets than anybody on tour. I'm anticipating a third-set tiebreak, and hesitantly picking Gulby to win, but it could easily go either way.

Russeljones · Mar 10, 2014

It's positive that such a match is drawing attention here. Proves TW is not only about Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Murray.

Rozroz · Mar 10, 2014

Russeljones said:
It's positive that such a match is drawing attention here. Proves TW is not only about Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Murray.

not enough!
we need more!
come on people!

jhhachamp · Mar 10, 2014

Rozroz said:
why do you all think Gulbis is so sure for the win?
weird...

So far 18 people have picked Dimitrov to win and 16 have picked Gulbis...

Overdrive · Mar 10, 2014

Oooh, this match looks promising..

Team10 · Mar 10, 2014

Steve Dykstra said:
So far 18 people have picked Dimitrov to win and 16 have picked Gulbis...

I picked Dimitrov in 3 by accident, meant to pick Gulbis in 3. So it's tied

Lea · Mar 10, 2014

Based on the confidence Dimitrov gained in Acapulco he should manage this in 2.

Beryl · Mar 10, 2014

Fiercer said:
:lol:

I am sure he found it easy just hitting it to his backhand in Acapulco. You'd imagine someone like Murray would have won if Dimitrov was as simple as that.

However, to be fair, I think Gulbis will win if he does what he did in Rotterdam, i.e. 76% first serves in and 85% of those won. But if the stats are more like in Acapulco then I think Dimitrov will find a way to win.

Gulbis was a walking zombie in Acapulco, and even then he was 2 points away from winning that match.

And Gulbis has a much better backhand than Murray's. Dimitrov will struggle if he gets into many backhand rallies with Ernie.

I've got Gulbis in 2.

Rozroz · Mar 10, 2014

Steve Dykstra said:
So far 18 people have picked Dimitrov to win and 16 have picked Gulbis...

oh.. foolish me. i saw mainly the replies.

jwjh · Mar 10, 2014

Dimi will be top 15 if he wins this.

Hollywood401k · Mar 10, 2014

Gulbis needed an inhaler in Acapulco and even then he almost closed it. I'd still give the edge to Gulbis.

Nathaniel_Near · Mar 10, 2014

voted g in 3 hopefully d in 2

marc45 · Mar 10, 2014

@OP

"After they were drawn together in Acapulco it felt like a nice rivalry was brewing, and now they've been drawn together in a grown-up competition."

you think that's what they were thinking during rallies?..."can't wait until we're in a grown-up competition"...so different the lives of fans and players

Nathaniel_Near · Mar 10, 2014

@marc45,

Isn't it clear what the OP means.

1000 >>> 500, that's all his main point was.

He's a huge fan of Dimitrov, and isn't being disparaging.

Backspin1183 · Mar 10, 2014

Gulbis beats Dimitrov in 2.

Marius_Hancu · Mar 10, 2014

Grigor Dimitrov - Interview

INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA

G. DIMITROV/R. Haase
6‑4, 6‑3
http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=96798

Chanwan · Mar 10, 2014

Backspin1183 said:
Gulbis beats Dimitrov in 2.

I say very slight edge to Gulbis, but close to 50-50 - looking forward to it

Duncan Bell · Mar 11, 2014

marc45 said:
@OP

"After they were drawn together in Acapulco it felt like a nice rivalry was brewing, and now they've been drawn together in a grown-up competition."

you think that's what they were thinking during rallies?..."can't wait until we're in a grown-up competition"...so different the lives of fans and players

Nathaniel_Near said:
@marc45,

Isn't it clear what the OP means.

1000 >>> 500, that's all his main point was.

He's a huge fan of Dimitrov, and isn't being disparaging.

Nathaniel's got my back - cheers bro.

Yeah - 500s are big cheese, we all know that. It's just cool that they're now facing each other at a 1000.
Grigor's my fav (male) pro - I'm not cutting; you made a pretty big leap to get from my comments to your conclusion.

Duncan Bell · Mar 11, 2014

Oh I'm taking Black Heart in 2.

coolschreiber · Mar 11, 2014

Duncan Bell said:
Oh I'm taking Black Heart in 2.

haha I'm hoping for black heart in 2 too. But I think potty mouth might tee off on some weak spinny balls from black heart and get a set. hell maybe even the match. i'm firmly behind black heart though.

Vensai · Mar 11, 2014

It'll probably be close...
Gulbis in 3 sets.

heninfan99 · Mar 11, 2014

They recently played and Gulbis crumbled. We shall see...

Boom-Boom · Mar 11, 2014

This will hopefully become a classic in the coming years

Boom-Boom · Mar 11, 2014

Backspin1183 said:
Gulbis beats Dimitrov in 2.

High bouncing court should perfectly suits Gulbis game indeed.

vive le beau jeu ! · Mar 11, 2014

Boom-Boom said:
This will hopefully become a classic in the coming years

that would be awesome !

edberg volleys · Mar 11, 2014

vive le beau jeu ! said:
that would be awesome !

Tell me about it

Terenigma · Mar 11, 2014

Match is about to start. Bump

Rozroz · Mar 11, 2014

yay---- gonna open me 2 windows together with the Thiem match

Aces High · Mar 11, 2014

Here we go, let's hope it's a good one!

Duncan Bell · Mar 11, 2014

I'm so excited! Good first point from Grigs.

Terenigma · Mar 11, 2014

Ok if those 2 points are a sign of things to come then we could be in for a good one!

Duncan Bell · Mar 11, 2014

Early break for The Best Looking Man In Tennis.
Good defence, but Gulbis...

Terenigma · Mar 11, 2014

Gulbis gets broken in first game and is already complaining to the umpire lol xD

IW R3 - Grigor Dimitrov vs Ernie Gulbis

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Dimitrov in 3

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