More serious test for Dimitrov

Easy against Carreno, Dimitrov should normally be a bit more challenged in this second round.

I have a lot of respect for Carreño, but on fast hard court against Dimitrov he was out of his depth, the Bulgarian walked all over him and wasn’t really tested the way he should be. Still, it was really good from him, he could hardly have done better. He seems to have taken the time he needed to come back without risking a relapse, but he already wants to compete again at the top level and for titles. Against Collignon he’ll be up against a young player who’s on a pretty impressive run and, above all, a player who seems built for big matches. The Belgian has already pulled off a few big wins in high‑stakes matches, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him put up a great fight. His path has been relatively easy since the qualies though, so we haven’t really seen his ceiling yet, so we should still be careful because now he’s going to have to raise his level sharply right away. Dimitrov is all about discipline on his service games, a tricky slice to handle, and massive experience. Collignon has improved a lot but his reliability is still a bit shaky, especially on second serve where he takes a lot of risks with little success. He’s often cramped in long matches, and even though Dimitrov can cramp too, he manages things a bit better and has a bit more savvy to hang in there, let’s say. Now, I think Collignon has what it takes to hang in and play a good match before losing, or are we going to see yet another Dimitrov who’s just way too strong to drop a set? The match is interesting but I don’t find it easy to bet on.