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US Open 2024: Dimitrov v Tiafoe preview

Grigor Dimitrov and Frances Tiafoe will be vying for a place in the final four of the 2024 US Open when they square off in the quarter-finals on Tuesday night in New York.

As tennis betting sites indicate, this one is going to be tight, with Dimitrov only slightly favoured.

Both men have been in fine form this tournament.

Dimitrov came to New York seeded ninth, having had one of the best years of his career.

The Bulgarian is 37-13 for the season, with a title in Brisbane and finals in Marseille and Miami as well.

He was in a minor lull of form ahead of the US Open, having lost in the round of 16 at Queen’s and Wimbledon, then in the early rounds of the Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati.

In the past 10 days, however, Dimitrov has sparked back to life.

After routine wins over Frenchman Kyrian Jacquet, Australia’s Rinky Hijikata and Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, he impressed with a gritty five-set win over world No.6 Andrey Rublev.

For Tiafoe, it has been the opposite.

The American had a poor first half of the year, slipping out of the world’s top 20.

At Wimbledon, he lost a brilliant five-set match against world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz, which rekindled his form.

Since then, Tiafoe has made the quarter-finals or better in three of his last four events, including a final in Cincinnati last time out.

He has continued his strong record at the US Open as well.

After straightforward wins over Aleksandar Kovasevic and Alexander Shevchenko, Tiafoe played two brilliant matches to oust No.13 seed Ben Shelton and No.28 seed Alexei Popyrin.

Dimitrov v Tiafoe US Open predictions

Tiafoe is 19-4 at the US Open since 2020 and is playing at a top-10 level in this year’s tournament.

He will have the crowd firmly behind him and now has the mental composure to get past a player such as Dimitrov.

While there is value to be had in picking a Tiafoe win outright at +137 odds, the better bets are for the manner of his victory.

Tiafoe’s last match against Popyrin was tight and evenly contested, but the American still got home in under 40.5 games.

He has the ability to run through a set 6-2 when he has momentum, so the under on the total games market is a smart play at -125 with top bookmakers.

Tiafoe also has lapses in concentration, however, and has dropped sets in three of his four matches in New York this year.

Dimitrov is good enough to capitalise on these slip-ups, and at +500 with Bovada, there is a healthy return on offer for Tiafoe to win it in four sets.

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