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This month's Tour Portrait features one of my personal favorites over the years, Grigor Dimitrov. I think that sometimes we overlook how good he is, and was at his peak, because the nickname "Baby Fed" set expectations ridiculously high.
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I enjoy his play because at his peak he was among the most entertaining shot makers
Grigor reached a high of third in the world, has won a World Tour Finals (something Rafa still lacks), a Masters 1000, titles on grass, hard courts and clay, and can boast of wins over all of the Big 3.
Darn good career, if you ask me.
P.S. Just remembered a story. After Grigor took Rafa to a tough, 5 sets at an Australian Open before succumbing, Fed reportedly stayed up late watching video of the match before he played Rafa, emulated the Bulgarian's tactics, and won. Was that the 2017 miracle title? Not sure.
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https://www.tennisplayer.net/members...igor_dimitrov/
I enjoy his play because at his peak he was among the most entertaining shot makers
Grigor reached a high of third in the world, has won a World Tour Finals (something Rafa still lacks), a Masters 1000, titles on grass, hard courts and clay, and can boast of wins over all of the Big 3.
Darn good career, if you ask me.
P.S. Just remembered a story. After Grigor took Rafa to a tough, 5 sets at an Australian Open before succumbing, Fed reportedly stayed up late watching video of the match before he played Rafa, emulated the Bulgarian's tactics, and won. Was that the 2017 miracle title? Not sure.
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