Our greatest tennis participant in historical past determined what he wished to be at school
Beloved or not, immediately Grigor Dimitrov turns 33. No matter he does subsequent, the boy from Haskovo stays in historical past as a legend of Bulgarian tennis. Listed below are (simply) 33 information concerning the former world No.3.
1. Grigor Dimitrov was born on Might 16, 1991 in Haskovo. He began taking part in as a toddler, taught by his father Dimitar Gospodinov, who’s a coach. His mom Maria is a former volleyball participant, works as a instructor.
2. He lately revealed that his first aircraft tickets to go overseas had been purchased together with his grandfathers’ pensions.
3. When he was 11 years outdated, he gained a match in France. He goes dwelling with the cup and tells his dad and mom that he’ll do exactly that now (that means he’ll play tennis).
4. His expertise was observed and that is why he spent a interval within the well-known academy of Emilio Sanchez and Sergio Casal in Barcelona. The well-known coach Pato Alvarez works with him, amongst whose graduates is Andy Murray.
5. European champion beneath 14 and beneath 16. At 18 years outdated, he gained the Wimbledon and US Open titles and on September 8, 2008, he turned No. 1 on this planet. Underneath-16 champion of the “Orange Bowl”, unofficial world championship for juniors and ladies. He’s a finalist among the many 18-year-olds. It even comes all the way down to a match for the US Open junior doubles title with Vasek Pospisil (Cannes).
6. His first match in the principle draw of an ATP calendar match was in Den Bosch in 2008, when he misplaced to Igor Andreev (Russia).
7. A yr later, in Rotterdam, he achieved his first victory in the principle circuit of an ATP match – in opposition to Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic), who was then twenty third on this planet rating.
8. In 2009, he made his debut in a “Grand Slam” match. Because the Wimbledon junior champion for the earlier season, he acquired an invite to the lads’s circuit. Within the first spherical, he withdrew from the match with Igor Kunitsyn (Russian) as a consequence of a knee harm.
9. In 2010, in Geneva, he gained his first title at a match within the “Challenger” class. In Helsinki, within the semi-final, he misplaced to Richardas Berankis (Lith) and scandalized the referee with the accusation that he was broken. He bumped his chair and cursed, for which he was fined 2,000 euros.
10. On January 31, 2011, he turned #85 on this planet and is the Bulgarian tennis participant with one of the best rating within the rankings. Orlin Stanoichev (#96) entered the highest 100 earlier than him on April 24, 2000.
11. Additionally in 2011, he turned our first tennis participant to succeed in an ATP doubles closing – with Andreas Seppi (It) shedding to Jonathan Ehrlich and Andy Ram (Izr) in Eastbourne.
12. With Tsvetana Pironkova, they entice everybody’s consideration throughout Bulgaria’s participation within the unofficial world cup for blended groups “Hopman Cup” in Perth (Axe) in 2012. In opposition to Mardy Fish (USA) she achieves her first victory (albeit in a match that isn’t in ATP calendar) over a top-10 opponent.
13. In 2014, he reached his first semi-final within the “Grand Slam” – at “Wimbledon”, the place he misplaced to Novak Djokovic (Sir). After the match, he enters the world’s prime 10 as #9 (July 7).
14. Stigall additionally reached the semifinals on the Australian Open (2017) and the US Open in 2019, the place he achieved his first victory over Roger Federer (Switzerland).
15. A shoulder harm (he says the ache was so unhealthy he could not carry a glass) drops to #78 on this planet rankings in 2019. Turns into the second-lowest seed to succeed in the US Open semifinals, behind the American legend Jimmy Connors (#174 in 1991).
16. On account of his robust efficiency on the finish of final season and on this one on April 1, he returns to the highest 10 of the world rankings for the primary time since October 29, 2018.
17. A closing has been reached in Miami, and thus there may be now a minimum of a semi-final in all tournaments of the “Masters 1000” class, apart from the one in Madrid.
18. It was within the Spanish capital in 2013 that he had his first and solely victory over No. 1 on this planet – Novak Djokovic (Sir).
19. His first match in opposition to a prime 10 opponent was on February 9, 2009 in Rotterdam. Then Grigor Dimitrov is #478 on this planet and misplaced to #1 Rafael Nadal (Spain).
20. In his profession, he has 9 titles from tournaments within the ATP calendar: in Stockholm (2013), Acapulco, Bucharest, London/Queens (2014), Brisbane, SOFIA, Cincinnati, ATP Finals in London (2017), Brisbane (2024).
21. The viewers within the “Area Armeets” corridor in Sofia couldn’t have seen his triumph, as a result of already in his first match of the match he trailed by a set and a break from the Polish large Jerzy Janowicz.
22. On his approach to his title on the ATP Finals on the O2 in London in 2017, he turned the primary debutant to go 5-0 since John McEnroe (1978).
23. Along with his father, he labored with coaches Peter Lundgren (former of Marat Safin and Roger Federer), Peter McNamara, Patrick Muratoglu, Mikael Tilström, Johan Jortegren, Roger Rasheed, Franco Davin, Daniel Valverde, Christian Gro, Dante Bottini. He’s at present again with Valverdu and with Jamie Delgado.
24. He made his debut within the Davis Cup group in 2008 and didn’t enable a loss in his matches in Plovdiv. Has not performed on this planet group since visiting Luxembourg in 2015.
25. He has participated in two Olympic Video games – in London in 2012 and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
26. Though he doesn’t have a “Grand Slam” title, he’s a champion in love. Even throughout his keep at Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy in Paris, he was photographed on a night stroll with Serena Williams. The 2 stay superb associates to this present day. For the reason that finish of 2012, he has been the boyfriend of Maria Sharapova. The 2 “by accident” had been photographed (once more) on a night stroll in Madrid in 2013. They break up in 2015, and shortly after Grigor started a relationship with Nicole Scherzinger, the ex of seven-time Components 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton. Subsequent on the record is Russian Caucasian Lolita Osmanova, whom they met on the court docket in Monte Carlo, the place they reside. That is adopted by a relationship with the Romanian actress and mannequin Madalina Genia, with whom they took a collection of sizzling erotic images. Maddie was fast to delete them, however the footage had already been shared on social media. After their breakup, it was rumored that the Romanian girl was simply one other gold digger. Grigor can be good associates with Frenchwoman Alizee Lim, who lately drove her highly effective Lamborghini to Monte Carlo.
27. Superfast sports activities vehicles are one among his nice passions. However for this very purpose, he misplaced his driver’s license for some time as a result of he was caught rushing on the best way again from Good to Monte Carlo. In Las Vegas, with the legend Andre Agassi, they drove on a automobile monitor.
28. In his free time, he additionally likes to experience a bike. He lately handed a certificates in Monte Carlo, which permits him to drive even probably the most highly effective machines.
29. Entered the “Forbes” rating of probably the most marketable individuals (manufacturers), the place Roger Federer has been for years. For a very long time he was an promoting face of Nike, now he’s Lacoste (additionally Wilson, he has contracts with different firms as nicely). He spent years within the Rolex group, however lately he wears a Bianchet watch, as he and his supervisor Georgi Stoimenov have a stake within the firm, and Grigor himself offers his opinion on the design.
30. His loss to Alex de Minor (Axe) in Rotterdam in February led to a historic second. Dimitrov missed the chance to return to the highest 10. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gur) misplaced his place within the elite firm. Thus, for the primary time for the reason that introduction of the rankings on August 23, 1973, there was no one-handed backhand tennis participant within the prime ten.
31. He would not like being known as Little Federer. He’s happy that he has confirmed himself as Grigor Dimitrov.
32. He had a tough time with the coronavirus. In the course of the pandemic, he participated within the Adria Tour demonstration tournaments organized by Novak Djokovic in Serbia and Croatia. He bought contaminated at a celebration in a well-liked restaurant in Belgrade, and was subsequently accused by Serjan Djokovic (Novak’s father) of spreading the an infection to different tennis gamers.
33. He likes to cook dinner and reveals it when he has time. He did it most frequently through the isolation as a consequence of COVID-19, for which he and his coach on the time, Christian Gro, spent a whole lot of time in a home within the California desert.
