2024-06-06 07:29:47
Grigor Dimitrov stays within the high 10 of the world rankings even after the French Open.
The perfect Bulgarian tennis participant in historical past reached the quarterfinals of Roland Garros for the primary time and misplaced to former Sofia Open champion Yanik Siner. The South Tyrolean will on Monday turn into the primary Italian to high the ATP rankings since its inception on August 23, 1973.
Dimitrov may have dropped out of the highest 10 if Stefanos Tsitsipas had certified for the semi-finals in Paris. Nonetheless, the Greek star misplaced after 3:6, 6:7 (3:7), 4:6 with former #1 and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz. So the Spaniard virtually did Grigor a favor.
The scenario surrounding the locations within the high ten grew to become barely extra sophisticated after the refusal of Novak Djokovic. Thus, Kasper Ruud (Nor) certified for the semifinals with out enjoying the match with the Serbian, which was speculated to be a repeat of the match for the title on this “Grand Slam” match final 12 months.
Grigor Dimitrov returned to the highest 10 on April 1 after an impressive begin to the season, which started with a title in Brisbane. Earlier than that, the previous #3 was final within the high 10 on October 29, 2018.
Djokovic, who will lead the rankings till Monday, has a torn meniscus in his proper knee. The document holder of titles from the “Grand Slam” determined to endure an operation in Paris, which was scheduled for yesterday. After the surgical procedure, Novak should get better for at the least three weeks and because of this he will definitely miss Wimbledon, the place he misplaced the ultimate final 12 months. The hopes of the just lately fully overhauled staff across the Serbian star are that Djokovic shall be able to play on the Olympic match in Paris from the top of July.