One handed backhand extinct? Not on my watch: Grigor Dimitrov top 10 resurgence heralds return after weeks without it
ATPSunday, 31 March 2024 at 08:30
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.
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
He began his journalism career working with partners of The New York Times and has since contributed to several leading international sports publications, including Fox Sports Asia, Calciomercato, and GiveMeSport. Since 2023, Azeem has been part of the TennisUpToDate team, where he has played a key role in sustaining the platform’s growth and ensuring tennis fans receive timely and reliable coverage of the sport’s biggest stories.
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