"Played like I don't have an ATP point": Tiafoe laments poor Dimitrov display, calls it 'depressing' and 'unacceptable'
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America’s Frances Tiafoe has
revealed extreme disappointment after suffering a defeat in the third round of
Wimbledon 2023.
The 25-year-old was outclassed by Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov
in straight sets in the round of 32 clash with a score of 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday.
Talking about his own performance, Tiafoe admitted that his performance
was ‘horrible’ on the day and that it will ‘hurt’ for a long time.
“This was a really bad match,” he said. “Horrible, horrible
stuff. To play this poorly is very depressing, especially at Wimbledon. I
genuinely think I am one of the best grass-court players in the world but I
didn’t show it at all. I have to live with that.”
“It will hurt for a very long time. I couldn’t hit the room
or make him play. It is tough to digest. I’ve never really felt like this after
a loss. I’m shocked by how I performed. I played horrendously and it is
unacceptable to get broken that many times on grass.”
Tiafoe further went on to state that it is hard for him to
identify the reason why he was so bad against Dimitrov.
“I am already winning in life so my defeat had nothing to do
with expectations. I couldn’t care less about that,” he said. “I want to win
Slams for me, not for everybody else. It was just a bad performance. It’s tough
to understand it, the why of it. I am top 10 in the world and played like I
don’t have an ATP point.
“It was God Awful. It just hurts, man, and I don’t know how
to digest it. I was planning to go home and celebrate being in the top 10. That
is going to be tough now. Everyone will be excited to see me and I just won’t
want to do anything.”
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
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