Miami Open: Grigor Dimitrov Shows Respect to Andy Murray as He Corrects Journalist Over a Big-4 Question

Grigor Dimitrov has now reached the finals of an ATP 1000 Master’s for the third time and will be looking to extend his title count when he goes against 10-year-younger Jannik Sinner. The Bulgarian belongs to a generation of players who are mostly in the twilight of their careers or have exited the pro tennis arena. Talking about the era of titans that Dimitrov belongs to, when a journalist forgets to mention Andy Murray, the former world Number three jokingly corrects her.

Although three out of the four are separated by a significant margin at the top, Dimitrov would still like the Briton to receive the same respect as them.

Grigor Dimitrov considers himself ‘very lucky’ to have played with Djokovic, Federer and Nadal

A clip of Dimitrov interacting with journalists in the post-match presser after his semi-final win has been uploaded by the Tennis Channel’s Instagram handle. In the clip, Dimitrov can be seen cheekily correcting a journalist when she forgets to include Murray’s name in the list of the Big 4. The journalist was trying to phrase her question about Dimitrov’s experience of playing against the big 4 but she only mentions 3 – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic.

Quick to check her mistake even before she could complete her question, the Bulgarian quipped, “And Andy, and Andy, there you go, “ with a wink.

Upon the completion of the question, Dimitrov answers, “Very lucky. How often do you say I played in an era against the best players, and you have beaten them all? It’s great. I’m sorry, but I can live with that. You know, all that, the titles and all this, yeah, it’s great. The journey the ride.”

Although Dimitrov’s answer exhibits his respect for the big 4, he has been dubbed “The Giant Slayer” owing to his ability to churn out historic upsets by defeating tournament and crowd favorites.

‘He made me feel like I am 13 years old’ – Carlos Alcaraz on Grigor Dimitrov

Aiming for a historic Sunshine Double, World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz faced a setback when Grigor Dimitrov dashed his hopes in the quarterfinals. Alcaraz suffered a tough defeat, managing to win only six games against the Bulgarian.

Although the Spaniard managed to secure two games in the first set and displayed signs of a potential comeback in the second, the 32-year-old Bulgarian capitalized on the opportunity. With unwavering momentum, he sealed the victory, eliminating the first seed with a scoreline of 6-2, 6-4.

In his post-match presser alongside Dimitrov, Alcaraz comically commented on his defeat, “He made me feel like I am 13 years old, it was crazy,” he said. The Spaniard added, “I was talking to my team, saying that I don’t know what I have to do. I don’t know his weakness. I don’t know anything,” leaving Dimitrov in splits!

Grigor Dimitrov will soon face world No. 2 Jannik Sinner in an exciting showdown that’ll set the tennis world abuzz! The winner will storm into the clay season with oozing confidence.

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