2024-05-15 09:34:33
When he fell badly early in his third-round match in Rome, Grigor Dimitrov was suspected to have suffered an ankle harm. It turned out that the issue of the perfect Bulgarian tennis participant in historical past is within the wrist. Nonetheless, the left one, as a result of if it was on the opposite, his duel with Taylor Fritz from the spherical of 16 of the “Masters 1000” match may not have taken place in any respect.
Nonetheless, Grigor performs a one-handed backhand and solely makes use of his left hand when tossing the ball for service. Nonetheless, the apparent ache from the issue and the tight bandage had an affect and Dimitrov misplaced 2:6, 7:6 (13:11), 1:6. Nonetheless, as a result of harm, our tennis participant couldn’t take away the jewellery from his proper hand and had the servers assist him.
Thus, Grigor broke his streak of seven consecutive victories towards Individuals. It can’t be denied that Fritz acquired very fortunate and saved all 11 break alternatives within the first two units. Nonetheless, the consultant of the USA didn’t give in to the strain at any level. Possibly solely when it got here to match level within the tiebreak.
The situation of the wrist (and possibly the ankle) relies on whether or not Grigor Dimitrov will get better for Roland Garros and never break his streak of 52 consecutive appearances within the Grand Slam tournaments, which is the longest for an lively tennis participant.