2024-04-12 11:20:38
When you have to win, any means comes into play. That’s exactly what a nasty and brash Dane did to fight off Grigor Dimitrov in Monte Carlo.
In a match at the Masters 1000 tournament, Holger Rune showed his horns to the full extent – constantly arguing with the chair umpire, delaying between plays and the intervention of a physiotherapist at no time.
G, you gave it all you got today, bigger goals ahead, proud of you! Айде, Момче! @GrigorDimitrov @ROLEXMCMASTERS pic.twitter.com/icZEvHrHyC
— griglobal 🇧🇬🎾🇺🇸 (@griglobal1) April 11, 2024
Dimitrov still reached 2 match points, but after he could not convert them, he lost 6:7 (9:11), 6:3, 6:7 (2:7) to last year’s finalist. Thus, the Bulgarian star could not record his first victory against an opponent from the world’s top 10 on red courts after the one over Taylor Fritz (USA) in Geneva last year, where he also reached the title match.
The duel with Rune was Grigor’s second of the day. Before that, he had to play this one with Miomir Kecsmanovic (Sir) and recorded 6:4, 6:3. The meeting was interrupted due to bad weather and rain.
Showtime from @GrigorDimitrov 🎬#RolexMonteCarloMasters pic.twitter.com/tGC540NaZb
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 11, 2024
Dimitrov was dangerously close to his ex-girlfriend Lolita Osmanova. The Russian woman of Caucasian origin, who also lives in Monte Carlo, appeared at the club to watch matches, but was not in the stands to watch our tennis player. Lolita did the same recently during the tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami.