Watch highlights as Grigor Dimitrov saves two match points to beat Malek Jaziri at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Thursday and World No. 1 Rafael Nadal extends his winning streak on clay to 40 consecutive sets. Photo Credit: Alex Caparros/Getty Images. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch as Grigor Dimitrov perfectly times a backhand half volley to end a thrilling 28-shot rally against Gilles Simon at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com
Grigor Dimitrov notched his 15th win of the 2018 ATP World Tour season on Wednesday, beating Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-1 in 82 minutes at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. Last week's Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters semi-finalist (l. to Nadal), hit 18 winners, including 12 off his forehand side, to secure his first win in the Spanish city on his third visit. Dimitrov narrows the gap in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series with Simon to 4-5, having now won four of their past five encounters since the 2016 Brisbane International presented by Suncorp. The World No. 5 will face Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri for a place in the quarter-finals. The two met for the first time at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships...
It may have taken five years, but reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov is back where it all started. The Bulgarian, who spent time training in Spain as a junior and received his first qualifying wild card into an ATP World Tour event in Barcelona 12 years ago as a 16-year-old, is competing in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell for the first time since 2013. “Now that I’m back here, it brings back so many good memories,” Dimitrov said. “I practically spent my junior years out here, so it’s just pretty much coming back to the same courts where I used to practise and of course hang around, and just be a kid.” The World No. 5 will hope...
Reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov explains why he is happy to be back at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell for the first time since 2013 and discusses the rest of the clay season.