(Video) Grigor Dimitrov angrily confronts a fan after being tripped while walking out of venue at Shanghai Masters
Grigor Dimitrov was seemingly unhappy to see the fans so close to him while walking out of the tennis arena in Shanghai.
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Grigor Dimitrov loses his cool after being tripped over (Images via ATP Tour/X)
Bulgarian tennis ace Grigor Dimitrov was left angry after he was tripped up by a fan while walking out of the venue at the Shanghai Masters on Tuesday. The tennis star then confronted the fan before being pulled away.
A video captured by a fan present at the site showed the ATP star losing his cool and pointing fingers at the fan who tripped him over.
The video showed Dimitrov walking through a crowd of people, before appearing to stumble. The Bulgarian player quickly returned to his feet but turned around and gave a stern look in the direction of who he believed caused him to trip.
Gregor was pissed. No idea what exactly happened. Might be he was tripped by a fan on his way out after the match pic.twitter.com/gqu3RqQc5p
— MeanMin (@MeanMint360365) October 8, 2024
The 33-year-old then raised his finger and pointed at the alleged culprit, before turning back and walking off in the opposite direction.
Grigor Dimitrov happy with his progress
Before this incident made him mad, Grigor Dimitrov was happy to enter the fourth round at the 2024 Shanghai Masters and boost his qualification chances for the 2024 ATP Finals, where he lifted the trophy in 2017.
The World No.10 defeated Canada Open champion Alexei Popyrin 7-6(5), 6-2 in the third round on Tuesday and avenged his defeat in Montreal a couple of months back. Dimitrov offered just 14 unforced errors to Popyrin’s 28 en route to leveling the pair’s Head2Head record at 2-2.
I think after that first set tiebreak I started to read the game a little bit more. I think his serve kind of changed its direction a little bit, I was able to read his serve very well. Ultimately, I found a good, yeah, a good distance between me and the ball and I was executing very well.
Grigor Dimitrov said after win over Alexei Popyrin. (H/T: Daily Express)
Next up for Dimitrov in Shanghai is a fourth-round meeting with Jakub Mensik who earlier downed Alexander Shevchenko 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2. The ATP veteran is aware of the challenge that lies ahead of him but is focusing on his progress, which he feels happy about.
Yeah, another match, honestly, just another match. I played him once this year, Madrid, if I remember correct. Yeah, difficult match, I think, on both ends. He grabbed that one. So, yeah, very dangerous opponent…But, again, I like how my progress is going so far, so I’m looking forward to it.
Grigor Dimitrov added
Before his win over Popyrin, Dimitrov downed Zizou Bergs 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the second round. The Bulgarian No. 1 is eyeing his second title of the season with the first coming at the start of the season in Brisbane.
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