2024-03-27 06:06:28
In his career, Grigor Dimitrov has had both highs and lows, but it cannot be denied that he is consistent in one thing – the victories against Hubert Hurkach.
5 matches, 5 times the Bulgarian tennis star won the matches with the Polish Dulguch. After a great fight and 3:6, 6:3, 7:6 (7:3), the former No. 3 in the world qualified for the first time in his career for the quarterfinals of the tournament of the “Masters 1000” category in Miami.
It was Dimitrov’s 18th win since the start of the new season and first against a top 10 ranked opponent (Hurkach is currently 9th) after beating No.8 Holger Rune (Dan) in the final in Brisbane where Grigor won the 9th ATP calendar title in his career.
What’s more, Dimitrov has now reached the quarter-finals of all 9 Masters 1000 tournaments and joined the prestigious company of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Gael Monfils, Marin Cilic, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev who are still active tennis players who have achieved such a thing.
In the next round in Miami, Grigor will play No. 1 seed and former champion Carlos Alcaraz, who eliminated Lorenzo Musetti (It) 6:3, 6:3. Against this Spaniard, ours has one victory from 4 matches, but it was in the last clash between the two – at the “Masters 1000” in Shanghai at the end of last season.