Oddsmakers have Almagro favored at -150 but I think its mainly due to his top ten ranking, not recent form. Both of these players have sweet looking one handed backhands so its going to be a joy to watch.
Almagro is excellent on clay but mediocre on hard courts. Almagro's backhand is sweet no doubt but his forehand and serve are mediocre in my opinion. Dimitrov on the other hand has a very strong serve, giving power returner Andy Murray fits in the recent Bankgok 2011 open. He also has a sweet backhand and very solid groundstrokes overall. Look out for Dimitrov to become a top 20 player in the years to come, this guy has tremendous talent(current ranking is 78).
This powerful serve on the hard courts will be a huge factor in this match.
I think Dimitrov has a strong chance of upsetting the Spaniard today.
Almagro is excellent on clay but mediocre on hard courts. Almagro's backhand is sweet no doubt but his forehand and serve are mediocre in my opinion. Dimitrov on the other hand has a very strong serve, giving power returner Andy Murray fits in the recent Bankgok 2011 open. He also has a sweet backhand and very solid groundstrokes overall. Look out for Dimitrov to become a top 20 player in the years to come, this guy has tremendous talent(current ranking is 78).
This powerful serve on the hard courts will be a huge factor in this match.
I think Dimitrov has a strong chance of upsetting the Spaniard today.
