Fantastic news for the tennis fans in Houston as Grigor Dimitrov will compete in the upcoming Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship that will take place April 4-12 at River Oaks Country Club.
Grigor will join a good line-up with local favorites Frances Tiafoe and Sam Querry. The defending champion is Christian Garin that defeated Casper Ruud in the final in 3 sets.
Grigor commented: “I am excited to get to compete in Houston this year. I haven’t competed there in a number of years, but have great memories and am looking forward to coming back. Houston is one of my favorite US cities and I hope I will have some time to explore the area.”
Tournament Director Bronwyn Greer added: “Grigor was popular when he first played at River Oaks as a teenager, and his successful career since will only make it that much more exciting to welcome him back. While we’re still 10 days away from putting single-session tickets on sale, a player commitment like this makes a lot of us wish the tournament was starting much sooner.”
Grigor Dimitrov’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.20, the Bulgarian played his last match on the 2nd of November when he had to bow to Novak Djokovic 7-65 6-4 in the semifinal in Paris.
Grigor Dimitrov’s best performance of the present season was reaching the semi-finals in Paris and at the U.S. Open.
Frances Tiafoe’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.47, Francis played his last match on the 8th of November when he was overcome by Alex De Minaur 4-2 4-1 0-4 4-2 in the semifinal in Milan.
Frances Tiafoe’s best performance of this year was reaching the semi-finals in Milan.
Grigor Dimitrov and Frances Tiafoe played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Dimitrov.
The last time that they locked horns, Frances Tiafoe won 7-5 7-66 6-71 7-5 in the 4th round in Melbourne on the 20th January 2019.
Grigor Dimitrov and Frances Tiafoe |
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