Goat Grigor Dimitrov: Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic?

Grigor Dimitrov having fun with his second youth, the tenth seed beat the French Monfils Highlanders with a closing rating of 6-3, 6-4 and 6-3 to position himself among the many high 16 of the match, an instance during which he’ll face world quantity 5, the Russian Daniil Medvedev.

In his press convention, the Bulgarian spoke about two of the best in historical past, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovicparticulars what it is wish to play in opposition to every of them within the Cathedral of Tennis and select who’s one of the best of all time.

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Grigor Dimitrov selected his favourite picture: He would select Roger Federer’s forehand

The Haskovo native began by speaking in regards to the 20-time Grand Slam champion. “Yearly the grass is totally different right here.

I feel that Roger is essentially the most tough opponent for me on all surfaces, Dimitrov started by explaining. “Roger at all times knew the way to take my time. I keep in mind after I performed right here in opposition to him he was like that in each level.

It makes you’re feeling very uncomfortable on the court docket, it makes you make photographs you should not make, it fully throws you off your sport. “When this occurs, you are in hassle in opposition to any participant, however particularly in opposition to him,” he stated.

He additionally had good phrases in regards to the Serbian. “I’ll at all times keep in mind the match in opposition to Novak. I usually discuss it as a result of that is a type of matches the place I feel, ‘What would have occurred if…’ I had set factors within the fourth set.

It was a sport during which each of us performed at a really excessive degree, the margin was very small. I used to be rather more acquainted with that sport. I feel I improved bodily in comparison with the problem in opposition to Roger.

However who’s one of the best ever? I at all times seemed as much as Roger, to gamers who’ve an identical sport to him in that sense. He’s a pioneer of this sport. Novak is one of the best ever if we go by the numbers. He achieved it within the final section of his profession,” stated Dimitrov.