Grigor Dimitrov vs Alexander Shevchenko Prediction: Dimitrov will advance.

Grigor Dimitrov has been fantastic since his loss to Ugo Humbert in the ATP Marseille final match 5 days ago. After his defeat, he played 2 matches in the Rotterdam tournament and won both in straight sets. Now he looks forward to the quarter final round and his opponent is Alexander Shevchenko.

Alexander Shevchenko left the ATP Montpellier in the round of 16 stage after losing to Hubert Hurkacz. But he's back playing in the Rotterdam tournament and he's won 2 games so far. He will face Grigor Dimitrov for this first time in his career and he hopes to start with a win against Dimitrov.

The Bulgarian tennis player was once ranked in number 3 on the ATP ranking back in 2017. But at the moment, he is ranked in 13th place on the ranking. Grigor Dimitrov has won nine ATP Tour singles titles since he turned pro in 2008.

His record in the singles Grand Slam is: Australian Open - semi final (2017), French Open - fourth round (2020, 2023), Wimbledon - semi final (2014) and US Open - semi final (2019). And in the Grand Slam doubles he had the following records: Australian Open - 3rd round (2013), French Open - 2nd round (2013), Wimbledon - 2nd round (2011, 2013) and US Open - 1st round (2011). He also won the Tour Finals in 2017.

Grigor Dimitrov has been absolutely brilliant in the Rotterdam tournament so far. He's won his 2 games in straight sets, first against Lorenzo Sonego in the round of 32 and then Martin Fucsovics in the round of 16.

Alexander Shevchenko is a Kazakhstan tennis player born in the year 2000. He is currently ranked 57th on the ATP ranking and he was once ranked as high as number 48 in December 2023. Alexander is yet to win a career title since he turned pro in 2018. 

His singles Grand Slam record is: Australian Open - 1st round (2024), French Open - 2nd round (2023), Wimbledon - 2nd round (2023) and US Open - 1st round (2023). 

Alexander Shevchenko has won his opening 2 matches of the Rotterdam tournament. He defeated Zhizhen Zhang 2-1 in the round of 32 and then he defeated Holger Rune 2-1 in the round of 16.

Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Shevchenko have never faced each other in a competitive game before. 

Alexander Shevchenko did brilliantly against Holger Rune in the last round and he deserves to be in this round. However, Grigor Dimitrov will be a tougher opponent for Shevchenko. Grigor comes with a lot of experience in this stage and he won't be fazed by Alexander Shevchenko. It would be a miracle for Shevchenko to get another win here. Grigor Dimitrov is a much better option for many reasons.

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