Dimitrov def Garin 62 75. This is partly reporting a score and part of a much more consequential argument about the future (and past) of tennis. Dimitrov, when in form, breathes class on the tennis court. Garin is simply a good player. OHBH v THBH. The style difference is almost everything; wins and losses still …
Category: Grigor Dimitrov
U.S. Open SF Preview
My delay in posting is because of work and because this tournament has very little intrigue other than wondering if one of these blokes has enough character to beat Rafa with his bag of tricks on full display at this depleted U.S. Open. Nadal is shameless. His time violations are well-documented. This particular "trick" is …
Notadraw and Dimwitrov
I watched the entirety of the Tiafoe v Dimitrov match. As close as it seemed on the score board, this was just classic Grigor, playing small in all the wrong places (as if there's a time to play small). Even when the American started to crack physically and the entire crowd including the call of …
Rain Interrupted Cincy R16
We'll see how much tennis they can get in this evening. Play has been suspended as the rain has returned with a fury. I've been watching Djokovic v Dimitrov. Dimitrov looked solid in the first set, Djokovic not so much (like his first set v Mannarino), Grigor prevailing pretty easily 6-2. In the second set, …
Grigor Gets Double Deuced
I am a big critic of the Bulgarian though I did like what I saw late 2016 - early 2017 (note I am not talking about mid to late 2017 which included his first Masters and his WTF crown). His play in late '16 and early '17 was a steady sign that he could still …
Dimitrov . . .
Dimitrov . . . I said in my preview that Djokovic should beat the Bulgarian "easily." I actually used that adverb to describe how the beating would occur. They were 4-4 in the first, Djokovic held, and we all watched Dimitrov, literally, hand Djokovic the set from there. He went down 0-40, got it back …
Six Degrees of Grigor Dimitrov
The loss of Raonic last night adds a little exclamation point to my post here about Dimitrov and the lost generation. The exceptionalism of those boys' ineptitude is pretty staggering. And this after 2017 when probably the best known of the bunch Dimitrov won his first Masters (Cincy) and the WTF, not to mention making …
Dimitrov Falls to Kyle Edmund
We said this yesterday: "But as we said in our preview, I’m not necessarily sold on [Dimitrov] vs. Nadal. And would it shock you if he lost to a surging Edmund, who, as I said in my draw analysis, has a very solid (big) game." We also just argued how the power game is really …
AO R16: Dimitrov Outclasses Kyrgios
I was wrong on this one, on the pick to win the match. Kyrgios was awful and Dimitrov was steady enough to take care of business, which is no small task in the heat of R16 play at a major. He played and acted like a top seed. Very good to see this Dimitrov, which …
Nitto ATP Finals Sees Dimitrov Crowned
Good match between Goffin and Dimitrov, the Bulgarian coming through finally 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. On these last three matches: I got to watch finally the Federer v Goffin match (son's soccer game, what can I say - but of course I could follow on my phone, which, by the way, reveals a lot about a …
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