What all four players have in common is that they can pull of a one-handed backhand and they have been compared ahead of the Indian Masters. During Thiem’s interview with Tennis Net he was asked if he would consider creating a musical group with his fellow professionals called the Backhand Boys. But the Austrian laughed […]
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Roger Federer vs Grigor Dimitrov LIVE: Updates and score from Rotterdam Open final
ROGER FEDERER WINS THE ROTTERDAM OPEN TITLE Reaction Roger Federer: “Thank you to ABN AMRO for supporting this tournament. “The volunteers, the people behind the scenes that you don’t see, they make us very happy here. “I would like to thank the officials, the linespeople, the umpires and the ball kids. “I started like this […]
Grigor Dimitrov seals CONTROVERSIAL David Goffin win to take ATP World Tour Finals title
GETTY Grigor Dimitrov beat David Goffin at ATP World Tour Finals Dimitrov had beaten Goffin earlier in the week for the loss of just two games and came in as a heavy favourite, with Bulgarian flags far outnumbering Belgian ones in the arena to cast his opponent as a clear underdog. However, Goffin had beaten […]
Grigor Dimitrov vs David Goffin LIVE: Latest from the final of the ATP World Tour Finals
Dimitrov is unbeaten so far this week, yesterday coming back from a set down to Jack Sock to win 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, completing his fourth win of the week and ensuring he will finish the season ranked No 3 in the world. It will be the first time the Bulgarian will even finish inside the […]
Grigor Dimitrov vs Jack Sock LIVE: Latest ATP World Tour Finals updates
Both qualified for the year-end tournament for the first time this year, Dimitrov after nearly a decade as a professional. But the Bulgarian has looekd completely at home, losing just one set in his three group matches and thrashing both finalist David Goffin and Rafael Nadal’s replacement Pablo Carreno Busta. Sock meanwhile lost his first […]
Andy Murray split with Ivan Lendl ‘may be temporary’ – Grigor Dimitrov
Murray announced earlier this evening that he would be parting company with Lendl ahead of the 2018 season. But Dimitrov, who works with Murray’s former coach Dani Vallverdu, believes they could be reunited at any point. “It’s not their first time splitting up anyways,” Dimitrov said. “Maybe it’s just a temporary thing. “I don’t know […]
Grigor Dimitrov vs Dominic Thiem LIVE: Latest ATP World Tour Finals updates
GETTY Grigor Dimitrov vs Dominic Thiem LIVE from the O2 Arena Dimtirov has never played at the ATP World Tour Finals, having reached his career-high ranking of No 6 earlier this month. The Bulgarian is in the form of his life having captured three titles in 2017 and also made a run to the semi-final […]
Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov in stunning rally… ends with the shot of Shanghai Masters
The two tennis heavyweights went toe-to-toe in the quarter-finals of a classic in China this morning. Nadal got a single break to take the first set 6-4 before Dimitrov levelled after a second-set tie-break. The Spaniard held serve in the opening game of the deciding set before a tense second game was level at 15-15. […]
Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov: LIVE Shanghai Masters updates from quarter-final clash
The Spaniard overcame Fabio Fognini in the last 16 yesterday as he brushed the Italian aside 6-3 6-1. Nadal goes into the match full of confidence with a 14-match winning streak behind him that includes a win over Dimitrov. The Bulgarian came up against Nadal in the China Open semi-finals just six days ago and […]
Rafael Nadal vs Grigor Dimitrov LIVE: China Open semi-final latest as Nadal takes lead
If their previous meetings are anything to go by, this should be an open-and-shut case for the winner: Nadal has only lost once to Dimitrov in their nine meetings. However, that solitary defeat came at the quarter-final stage of this very tournament last year and in straight sets. Shortly after another defeat in Shanghai followed […]