Zverev says Dimitrov hasn't won a Grand Slam due to Big Three: "It comes down to Novak, Roger and Rafa a bit"

Germany’s tennis star Alexander Zverev stated that he is more surprised to see that Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov has never played in the ATP Finals.

The 26-year-old is set to face the 32-year-old in the third round of the US Open on Saturday.

The fourth and final Grand Slam is moving towards the business end where players from all over the world are participating to showcase their talent.

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Ahead of the much-awaited encounter, Zverev was asked by a journalist if he was surprised to see someone like his next opponent Dimitrov not winning a Grand Slam in his career.

In response to that, the world number 12 stated that it is not a surprise to see some of the very best talent not winning a major tournament in last 20 years as the Big Three — Switzerland’s Roger Federer, Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic — dominated the sport.

Instead, Zverev expressed surprise to see someone of the quality of Dimitrov never making it to the ATP Finals.

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“I think that’s a difficult because there is a lot of players who haven’t won a Slam yet,” he said. “[Stefanos] Tsitsipas hasn’t. I haven’t. Result wise we have been playing better from the last few years. It comes down to Novak, Roger, & Rafa a bit. A lot of players like [Tomas] Berdych, [David] Ferrer, [David] Nalbandian, [Robin] Soderling.

“They all haven’t won one. It’s not that easy to win these things. Especially when you have three guys that really dominated for 20 years. So I am more surprised that he never made it to the [ATP] Finals.”

Dimitrov booked his place in the round of 32 after beating the former world number one Britain’s Andy Murray in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.

On the other hand, Zverev booked his place in the fourth round of the mega event after beating fellow German Daniel Altmaier with a score of 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

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