Grigor Dimitrov booked his spot in the quarter-finals of the ATP Paris tournament in midweek, after a hard-fought win over Arthur Rinderknech in three sets on Thursday evening. Dimitrov still has a chance of qualifying for the ATP Tour Finals later this year, and will be eager to finish this tournament in France as strongly as possible, starting with a positive result against in-form Karen Khachanov.
One player that has recently spoke out on his fondness of Dimitrov is David Goffin, who labelled the Bulgarian, as one of his biggest inspirations after finding some of his best levels of tennis in recent years.
Goffin himself has had quite a revival in late 2024, where the Belgian has climbed his way up through the rankings, and the former seventh ranked player has played some brilliant tennis recently, showing glimpses of the ability he had when at his best.
MyBettingSites caught up with Dimitrov, and quizzed him on Goffin’s recent comments. Dimitrov issued high praise for Goffin, who he’s played plenty of times over the years.
‘I am so happy to see him do well’
“It’s very lovely to hear that from Goffin. Me and him go way back with the amount of battles we have had throughout the years on so many different levels.
“I am so happy to see him do well, especially when he played in Shanghai. He just became a father quite recently, and I feel such joy when I see someone that I kind of grew up with because of the small age gap going through all these emotions with becoming a father and playing so amazingly, as he did in Shanghai.
“We don’t see a lot of players at that age around and I always think it’s so great to see. It makes me feel full of joy. It’s a very difficult sport, so it’s lovely to see.”
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