2024-02-17 03:57:31
Big stars in tennis often have a habit of saying that even if they don’t play well in some matches, the chance will come. The important thing is not to miss it.
This is exactly what the big star from Bulgaria did. Grigor Dimitrov qualified for the semifinals of the tournament in Rotterdam after a painful victory 7:6 (7:2), 3:6, 6:4 over Alexander Shevchenko. The Russian-born representative of Kazakhstan is 23 years old and currently ranked 57th in the world.
Thus, our tennis player must win one more match in the “Ahoi” hall to ensure his return to the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time since October 29, 2018. Today, at 4:00 PM Bulgarian time, Dimitrov must play with Alex de Minor ( AVL), who eliminated Andrey Rublev (Russian) 7:6 (7:2), 4:6, 6:3.
“I played very poorly and in this match I did not have fun on the court. I knew I had one chance in the last game and I had to take it. My goal was to somehow survive. But I like to play on the weekend and I will do it for the second week in a row”, commented Grigor, who made as many as 30 unprovoked errors. The former world No. 3 reached his 52nd semi-final in an ATP event.
With a record of 426 wins and 275 losses, Dimitrov is currently 9th among tennis players still competing behind Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Marin Cilic, Stan Wawrinka, Gael Monfils and Kei Nishikori. (24 cups)
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