Grigor Dimitrov is a talented tennis player from Bulgaria

Grigor Dimitrov (photo below) is the most famous Bulgarian tennis player. The best result for a career is the 11th place in the ranking (2014). The weight of the athlete is 77 kilograms, and the height is 188 centimeters. He plays with his right hand. Favorite courts - with a hard and grassy covering. Became a professional in 2008. Since mid-2010, he trains with Peter McNamara. At the moment he lives in Paris. The size of the prize reaches almost $ 500 thousand. In this article you will be presented with a brief biography of the athlete.

Childhood

Grigor Dimitrov was born in the town of Haskovo (south of Bulgaria) in 1991. He is the only child in the family. Dimitar - the father of an athlete - trains tennis players, and mother Maria is a former volleyball player and instructor. By the way, it was Mother who gave Grigor his first tennis racket. The boy was then three years old. On a regular basis, Dimitrov started playing tennis from the age of five. At first Grigor was coached by his father, but when the talent of the boy was manifested, foreign specialists began to deal with him. The first mentor of the future athlete was the Spaniard Pato Alvarez, who worked with the famous British champion Andy Murray. Years later Pato will say that Grigor is one of the best 17-year-old athletes with whom he had to deal with. And another coach Peter Lundgren believes that Dimitrov is much stronger than Federer at his age.

Friends and interests

Grigor Dimitrov speaks fluent Bulgarian and English. As a teenager, he trained at the Paris Tennis Academy Patrick Muratoglu. Among the main interests of Dimitrov are watches, computers, cars and various sports. The closest friends of the Bulgarian athlete are tennis players Alex Bogdanovich and Jonathan Eiseric.

The first victory

The first serious victory Grigor Dimitrov won in 14 years at the European Championships. In 2006, he won the "Orange Ball" (up to 16 years). A year later the young man again got to the finals of this tournament.

Major competitions

In 2008, Grigor Dimitrov debuted at Roland Garros, Grand Slam tournaments and Wimbledon. At the last he won, although he played with an injured shoulder. Thanks to this, Grigor received a wildcard at the 2009 Wimbledon tournament . The tennis player developed his success by one more victory at the US Open, thereby becoming the 1st racket of the planet in the junior ranking. It's time to move to "adult" tournaments.

Transition to professionals

After the victory in the US tennis player Grigor Dimitrov decided to play in Madrid (tournament series "Fewches"). As a result, the athlete took the 477th line of the world ranking, immediately jumping 300 positions. In Basel on "Davidov Swiss" Grigor won his first competition from the ATP series, defeating Jiri Vanek. And in 2009 Dimitrova was invited to Rotterdam for ABN AMRO. There Grigor was able to beat Tomas Berdych, then entering the top 30 best tennis players. Then the athlete went to different Challengers for a set of rating points.

Hit in the top 100

In early 2011, Grigor Dimitrov, whose photo appears periodically on the covers of sports magazines, was among the top 100 best tennis players on the planet. He confidently took the 85th line and since then has been moving steadily upwards. In 2014, Dimitrov reached the 11th place. And Grigor has not yet exhausted his enormous potential. So in the coming years it is quite possible for him to lead the world rating.