Grigor Dimitrov considers himself “very lucky” to beat all of Big 4 – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray

The 32-year-old Grigor Dimitrov has played against the Big 4, all in their prime.

Grigor Dimitrov considers himself “very lucky” to beat all of Big 4 – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, and Andy Murray (Images via IMAGO)

Grigor Dimitrov has now reached an ATP Masters 1000 final for the third time. He outlasted Germany’s Alexander Zverev in three sets 6-4, 6-7(4-7), 6-4 to progress to the Miami Open final where he will now face second seed Jannik Sinner on Sunday (March 31). After his match against Zverev, Dimitrov was asked if he ever felt unlucky for playing at a time when the Big 4- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray-used to rule.

Dimitrov said that it’s exactly the opposite, claiming he feels sad these players are not playing in the Miami Open. He said that he has enjoyed the journey and feels lucky to have played in the era of the Big 4 and defeated all of them.

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Very lucky. How often do you say I played in an era against the best players, and you have beaten them all? It's great. I'm sorry, but I can live with that. You know, all that, the titles and all this, yeah, it's great.
Grigor Dimitrov said after the match

Dimitrov then joked that he didn’t want to face any of them right now. He admitted how playing against these greats of the game has helped to shape his career.

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I don't want to play them, don't get me wrong (smiling) at the moment, but it's kind of sad. I love watching them play. I love competing against them, and you can always learn something.
Grigor Dimitrov added

Federer retired in 2022 after lifting 20 Grand Slam titles in his illustrious career. Nadal and Murray have hinted that they may retire after 2024. Djokovic is not playing in the tournament but will make his comeback during the clay season.

Grigor Dimitrov ended Carlos Alcaraz’s chance of a Sunshine Double

World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz was eyeing his historic Sunshine Double which is now ruined by Grigor Dimitrov. In the quarterfinal against the Bulgarian, Alcaraz dealt with a harrowing defeat as he could win just six games.

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Carlos Alcaraz, Grigor Dimitrov (Images via IMAGO)

The Spaniard won two games in the first set and showed signs of returning in the second. But the 32-year-old took advantage of the situation and ensured he didn’t lose momentum and knocked out the first seed with a scoreline of 6-2, 6-4.

And though his victory over Alcaraz came so easily, it wasn’t the case against Alexander Zverev. The match wasn’t one-sided and it was stretched to the decider set where the German couldn’t win more than four games. Dimitrov will now face Jannik Sinner for the fourth time in his career. The Italian leads the head-to-head records 2-1.

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