Grigor Dimitrov knows as well as any, the problem with being a precocious prospect is the enormous weight of expectations from a young age. Wrapping up 2017 as the Nitto ATP Finals champion, he has made it abundantly clear he has landed. For years, the gifted Bulgarian has garnered hype as one of the next big things. His results have provided hope, but it was not until 2017 that he solidified his intentions with a first tour title in 2 1/2 years in Brisbane, a title on home soil in Sofia, a maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 trophy in Cincinnati and now the biggest title of his career at The O2. Dimitrov started the year in a canter, falling...
His backhand kept him in the match, but it was his forehand that wrapped both hands around the trophy. Grigor Dimitrov defeated David Goffin 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to win the Nitto ATP Finals at The O2 on Sunday, with his forehand hugely responsible for the only break of serve in the third and deciding set. With Goffin serving at 2-3 in the third, Dimitrov hit 12 rally backhands in the game, committing two errors. Importantly, no Dimitrov rally backhand extracted an error from Goffin on the other side of the court. His forehand, on the other hand, did all the heavy lifting. Dimitrov hit 11 rally forehands in the game, five of which forced an error from the Belgian -...
Watch highlights as Grigor Dimitrov battles past David Goffin in his debut at The O2 to win the Nitto ATP Finals. Photo Credit: Thomas Lovelock. Watch live tennis at Tennis TV.com.
Grigor Dimitrov finished the best season of his career with the biggest title of his life. The Bulgarian won his fifth consecutive match at the Nitto ATP Finals on Sunday, beating David Goffin 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to win the season-ending championships during his debut. It's the fourth title of Dimitrov's 2017 – a career-high – and the eighth of his career. The right-hander was already going to climb to a career-high No. 3 in the year-end Emirates ATP Rankings. But now he'll do so emphatically and with a heap of momentum heading into his 2018 season. “This makes me even more locked in, more excited about my work, and for what's to come,” Dimitrov said. “It's a great platform for...
The Nitto ATP Finals will crown a debutant champion Sunday. We preview the final with the last player to win the title in his first appearance, Alex Corretja, and the man he beat in the 1998 final, Carlos Moya.
