Who would have thought that a player would need a gap of 2,240 days between one championship and another. The protagonist of today's article is Dimitrov, a post-90s player.
About Dimitrov, I believe everyone is familiar with it. Since his debut, he has had countless halos on him. For example, he is a single-reflex player similar to Federer, so he is named Federer's ** person; Another example is maintaining an ambiguous relationship with two superstars in women's tennis, Sharapova and Serena Williams, and so on.
Dimitrov was born on May 16, 1991 in Haskovo, Bulgaria. In 2008, at the age of 17, he won both Wimbledon and US Open junior titles, and turned professional at the end of the same year. It wasn't until 2013, after five seasons on the field, that Dimitrov finally won his first career title at the Stockholm Open.
If winning his first career ATP title was just the beginning, it was the Tour Victory over a tough opponent that really showed his potential. Dimitrov's first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon in July 2014 made the tennis world start to pay enough attention to the SLR player. Looking back now, 2014 was one of the highlights of the Bulgarian's career so far. That year, Dimitrov won titles on hard, clay and grass, and rose to the top 10 in the world, becoming the first Bulgarian to reach the top 10 in men's singles.
In 2017, Dimitrov broke out again. He reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the second time at the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, losing to Nadal in five sets. At the Cincinnati Masters in mid-August, Dimitello defeated Kyrgios in the final to win his first Masters title, becoming the first Masters winner in the 1989-1995 age group. On November 20, Dimitrov won the ATP Finals in London, and the year-end ranking also reached the highest third place in history.
Fate sometimes rises and falls. In the six years since, Dimitrov has reached the finals many times, but he has missed the championship and fallen into a slump of more than 2,000 days.
It wasn't until the ATP 250 Brisbane tournament in early 2024 that Dimitrov returned. He defeated Denmark's Rooney 7-6 (5) 6-4 in the final, ending a title drought since the ATP Finals in London at the end of 2017.
Dimitrov said excitedly at the award ceremony"It's been a long time since I've won a trophy like this, and today is more like the second spring of my career. You know, I'm living in a very interesting time, and I'm going to continue to live each day. ”
It is reported that this is Dimitrov's second victory in Brisbane after 7 years. With 250 points from this title, he will move up one place to 13th this week and will likely return to the top 10 for the first time since 29 October 2018.
Dimitrov, who is 33 years old this year, may have missed out on winning a Grand Slam title, but who can say what the future holds. In short, as long as these former veterans still appear on the court, it is a kind of youthful remembrance for me and you! Let's wish Dimitrov good health and good luck on his 2024 Australian Open journey! (*Home of Tennis Author: Wu Li Quhao).