Grigor Dimitrov was nothing but complimentary towards Kyle Edmund after seeing his bid for a first Grand Slam title come to an end at the hands of the British No. 2 at the Australian Open on Tuesday. [ALSO LIKE] “Kyle deserves all the respect. He deserved to win, simple as that,” said Dimitrov. “He's been working so hard the past months. I've seen that. There's no point for me to say what I did wrong… it's all about him right now. He's the winner.” The Brit, who moves into the first Grand Slam semi-final of his career, will face Croatia's Marin Cilic in the semi-finals. Having seen most of Edmund’s matches at the tournament, Dimitrov was philosophical about the 23-year-old’s...
Grigor Dimitrov speaks at his post-match press conference following his quarter-finals loss against Kyle Edmund at the 2018 Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
There are few who will be surprised that 2017 Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov is into the quarter-finals at the Australian Open. After making his mark at Melbourne Park in 2017 in an epic five-setter in the semi-finals against Rafael Nadal, the Bulgarian went on to have a career season on the ATP World Tour, winning his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati, triumphing at the season finale in London and climbing to a career-best No. 3 in the ATP Rankings. But before the tournament, few could have expected that World No. 49 Kyle Edmund, who had only once previously advanced to the fourth round of a Grand Slam championship, would make his way to the...
Although one player must always come out second best in tennis, respect never fails to come first. Sunday night saw three hours, 26 minutes of bullet service winners and slices as sharp as a razor’s edge, but it was Grigor Dimitrov who carved out victory over Nick Kyrgios, shooting his way into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the second straight year. As the two embraced at the net following one last glorious passing shot winner off the racquet of the Bulgarian, Kyrgios looked at Dimitrov, the opponent not seconds ago standing in his way of becoming the first Australian to lift the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup since Mark Edmondson in 1976, and spoke one word to him. “Believe,”...
Watch highlights as Grigor Dimitrov edges Nick Kyrgios in a thriller. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com. Highlights not available in Aus., NZ or Canada and only available in Europe and USA 24 hours after completion of the match. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour.
