Dimitrov, Tsitsipas Fritz can score big in Montreal: Predictor Picks

pThe stars of the ATP Tour have a big opportunity to earn PIF ATP Rankings points this week at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/montreal/421/overview'National Bank Open Presented by Rogers/a in Montreal, where a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a is the defending champion./p

pThe champion will leave Canada with a whopping 1,000 points. If the winner suffered an early exit in 2023, that will earn players of the PIF ATP Rankings Predictor a huge sum of net points./p

pWho will you select this week? ATPTour.com looks at stars to watch for this week in Montreal./p

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pstronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/grigor-dimitrov/d875/overview'Grigor Dimitrov/a - defending 0 pointsbr /

/strongWhen a player the calibre of Dimitrov enters such a big event without any points to defend, there is huge room for scoring by PIF ATP Rankings Predictor players/p

pThe seventh seed will play a qualifier in the second round and the first seeded opponent he could face is 11th seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-shelton/s0s1/overview'Ben Shelton/a, who will have to adjust quickly to conditions in Montreal when he arrives from Washington./p

pDimitrov has also enjoyed a big season at hard-court ATP Masters 1000 events, making the Round of 16 at Indian Wells and the final in Miami, where he claimed three consecutive Top 10 wins./p

pstronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a - defending 90 pointsbr /

/strongFritz has enjoyed a consistent season, tallying a 37-14 record so far. He lost a tight match in the third round of the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/paris/96/2024/results'Paris Olympics/a to eventual bronze medalist a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lorenzo-musetti/m0ej/overview'Lorenzo Musetti/a and will be confident after earning bronze in menrsquo;s doubles with longtime friend a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a./p

pThe ninth seed opens his Montreal run against Argentine a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/mariano-navone/n0bs/overview'Mariano Navone/a, who has never played a tour-level match on a hard court. Fritz has won five of his eight ATP Tour titles on hard courts, including his lone Masters 1000 triumph at Indian Wells. Sixth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview'Casper Ruud/a is a potential third-round opponent./p

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pstronga href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefanos-tsitsipas/te51/overview'Stefanos Tsitsipas/a - replacing 15 pointsbr /

/strongThe Greek star has proven he can succeed in Canada before. While he has not yet made a deep run in Montreal, he advanced to the Toronto final in 2018 and the semi-finals in 2021./p

pTsitsipas showed good form at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/paris/96/2024/results'Paris Olympics/a, where he reached the quarter-finals before falling to top seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a. This year's Monte-Carlo champion is 35-14 for the season and hungry for more./p

pThe 25-year-old stands to gain plenty of net points if he moves through the Montreal draw. He will focus on his opening opponent: #NextGenATP American a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-michelsen/m0qi/overview'Alex Michelsen/a or former World No. 4 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/kei-nishikori/n552/overview'Kei Nishikori/a./p

pstrongBonus Ball - a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/grigor-dimitrov/d875/overview'Grigor Dimitrov/abr /

/strongIn the PIF ATP Rankings Predictor, net points are key. If a player is not defending any points, he at worst will break even, leaving plenty of room to claim a positive number of net points./p

pThat is why it is a good idea to double your points by placing your Bonus Ball on Dimitrov. The Bulgarian is not dropping any points and as the 33-year-old showed in Miami this year, the 33-year-old is still capable of catching fire at the world's biggest tournaments./p

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