Bulgaria’s
Grigor Dimitrov has proven to be a real surprise
package in the ongoing
Miami Open where he has managed to book his place in the
final after beating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in the semifinal with a score of
6-4, 6-7, 6-4.
With that win, the 32-year-old is set to return to the top-10
in the
ATP rankings next week and with that, the one-handed backhand will also
have a representation in the top-10 in the ATP ranking ladder.
Dimitrov is famous for his one-handed backhand, a rare quality
to have in men’s tennis in recent years. The Haskovo-born is not set to
face off against the current world number three Italy’s
Jannik Sinner in the all-important
final.
This will be the fourth meeting between the two. In the
previous three outings, the Italian tennis star holds a slight edge with two wins
and one defeat.
Their most recent outing came in the quarterfinal of the ATP
500 event in Beijing, China where Sinner came out on top with a score of 6-4,
3-6, 6-2.
Dimitrov’s only win over the reigning Australian Open
champion came way back in 2020 in the round of 16 of the ATP 1000 Masters in Rome
with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.