Grigor Dimitrov's fiery reaction: Confronts fan after tripping in Shanghai

Grigor Dimitrov angrily confronted a fan at the Shanghai Masters after he tripped while walking through a crowd. The world No. 10 was walking among a crowd of fans in Shanghai when he apparently stumbled.

In a video captured by a fan at the moment, Dimitrov is seen quickly getting back on his feet and shooting a look toward a person he believed had caused him to trip. The Bulgarian was clearly upset and pointed his finger at the individual before turning around and continuing in the opposite direction.

The Bulgarian defeated Alexei Popyrin (20th seed) in the third round 7-6(5), 6-2. Speaking about the win over the Australian, Dimitrov mentioned after the match: “I saw the stats a little bit, and that said it all. I think I was just very happy that I was able to play a good match, that's all,” he said.

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"I didn't really want to expect too much of my game, but all I knew was that if I did the right things, if I was serving well, returning well, and using every opportunity I had, it was enough, it was plenty.”

"I think after that first set tiebreak, I started to read the game a little bit more. I think his serve kind of changed its direction a little bit, I was able to read his serve very well. Ultimately, I found a good, yeah, a good distance between me and the ball, and I was executing very well."

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In his quest for the quarterfinals, Dimitrov will face 19-year-old Jakub Mensik, who surprised 6th seed Andrey Rublev a couple of days ago and recently defeated Alexandar Shevchenko in the third round. “Oh, another battle,” Dimitrov commented when asked about his next opponent. “I mean, now I think the years are becoming (laughing) longer, like a bigger stretch, but that's okay.

"Yeah, another match, honestly, just another match. I played him once this year, Madrid, if I remember correctly. Yeah, difficult match, I think, on both ends. He grabbed that one. So, yeah, very dangerous opponent."

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Gregor was pissed. No idea what exactly happened. Might be he was tripped by a fan on his way out after the match

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