It seems to be true that ’30’ is the new ’20’, and if not, tell them Grigor Dimitrov. To his 32 at, the Bulgarian is experiencing a second youth, after winning in Brisbane and being one step away from conquering the Miami Masters 1000. A bad taste in the mouth in the final against an unbeatable Jannik Sinner who, at 22 years old, has been the best tennis player in 2024 and whom I value as “the best player in the world right now.”
An old acquaintance for lovers of racket sports, which became number 3 world championship in 2017, after winning his only Masters 1,000 (Cincinnati) and the ATP Finals. His victory against Zverev in the semifinals confirmed his return to the top-10, which he had not been in since November 2018. Six years later, Dimitrov is placed in the 9th place in the worldand with it returns the one hand backhand al top-10, “the most beautiful and difficult shot in tennis”as the Bulgarian catalogs it.
Dimitrovnext to Tsitsipasis from the few top level tennis players who use this shot inside the circuit. A concern that the pupil of Jamie Delgado and Daniel Vallverd already expressed during Indian Wells: “We have a big problem if it disappears. For the moment, we continue defending the fort and I wish there were more tennis players with that blow. I will always defend it, at all costs. It is “the most beautiful shot in this sport, and also the most complicated. I know that in new generations we will see less and less because everything requires more power, but it would be great to see more tennis players with one-handed backhands.”
We have a big problem if it disappears. I will always defend him, at all costs
Grigor Dimitrov
His return to the top once the ‘Big4’ era had passed
His best weapon, the one-handed backhand, is showing its fruits in 2024, after having defeated three top-10 players in Miami: Hurkacz, Alcaraz and Zverev. It seems that, once the time of the ‘Big4’an opportunity has arrived for the Bulgarian, who aspires to do a good performance in Monte-Carlo and continue with the momentum of this season.
However, far from regretting having met Nadal, Federe, Djokovic and Murray, the tennis player feels lucky to have had them as rivals: “I ‘ve been very lucky.How many times can you say that you once played against the best and beat them all? But the trip, for me personally, was a little sad without having these guys around.”commented Dimitrov in the run-up to the Miami final.
