Grigor Dimitrov played against Carlos Alcaraz on 3 occasions, losing all 3 times and not being able to win a single set against the Spanish sensation. Nevertheless, the Bulgarian player explained during an interesting interview with Inews that he managed to identify some cracks in the game of World No. 1.
Grigor Dimitrov is always quite humble, and when disclosing his opinion, he maintained that identifying Carlitos’s weakness does not mean that he will beat him the next time they play against each other. This is what he said:
“He’s also playing a very fearless game at the moment, and I think that that also creates a lot of pressure for the players on the other end. it could be 15-all or 15-30, you know that the ball is going to come with some sort of interest. That’s a very taxing way to play the sport.
So that’s why I’m very curious to see what’s going to be in the future, how he’s going to unfold that part of the game, because also to stay that intense through such a long period of time throughout the match is not one of easiest things that a player can do. I’m not saying I’m gonna beat him the next match I play. However, I feel like there’s things that I’ve learned and could potentially rattle him more and you never know. So that’s why I think this and I would love to keep on playing honestly against him. And also I learned a lot about my game.”
Dimitrov in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
Now ranked no.24, Grigor has a composed 23-12 win-loss record in 2023. Grigor is currently playing in Wimbledon where he defeated the world no.162 Sho Shimabukuro 6-1 6-2 6-1.
Grigor Dimitrov will compete against the world no.102 Ilya Ivashka in the 2nd round on Thursday at 3:30 pm on Court 3. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Ivashka.
Grigor was the runner-up in Geneva (Gonet Geneva Open).
Grigor won 8 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 3 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWWWW Currently the world no.1, Carlos has a composed 41-4 record in 2023. Alcaraz is playing in Wimbledon where he toppled the world no.542 Jeremy Chardy 6-0 6-2 7-5.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.84 Alexandre Muller in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other till now on the main tour.
Alcaraz has won 5 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid and London. Alcaraz was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos won 11 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz is scheduled to play next in Toronto (National Bank Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of August.
Grigor Dimitrov and Carlos Alcaraz faced off 3 times. Their record is 3-0 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they played each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in London (Cinch Championships) on the 23rd of June 2023.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Grigor Dimitrov and Carlos Alcaraz |
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