Grigor Dimitrov also strong on the running track
Grigor Dimitrov has made a conciliatory end to the tennis year 2019. And also in preparation for the upcoming season, it seems to be going well. Literally.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Dec 03, 2019, 07:15 pm
Caroline Wozniacki, knowledgeable tennis fans, is not up for a ten-kilometer run. The Dane successfully completed the New York City Marathon a couple of years ago, but did not really help that much for the ensuing tennis year. In that sense, Grigor Dimitrov's decision to take part in a "tens" in Annecy, France last Sunday was perhaps the right one. Especially as the Bulgarian has the track in a personal charity run in record time behind him.
With so much confidence can come the season 2020, Dimitrov will start this somewhat surprising in the ATP Cup. Bulgaria has slipped into the 24-nation field after the cancellation of Roger Federer, Switzerland, however, is out. Stan Wawrinka had announced early his renunciation.
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However, if Grigor Dimitrov had been as successful in the first half of the season as in recent months, the participation in the new team competition of the ATP for the Bulgarian selection would have been decided much earlier. In New York City Dimitrov defeated Roger Federer for the first time, lost only in the semifinals against Daniil Medvedev. And in Paris-Bercy, the 2017 ATP World Champion also made it to the semifinals. After a convincing win against Dominic Thiem in the round of 16.
These results have again put Grigor Dimitrov in 20th place on the ATP charts. But that's just like Caroline Wozniacki: who, like Dimitrov, has been number three in the world, for whom double-digits are probably not good enough. Just as little as a ten-kilometer distance for a marathon runner.