GRIGOR DIMITROV: 2023 ATP Highlight Reel

This season was one of the best that he has had!! Incredible! Well done Grigor.

[@cbje760]

Great year for Grigor, in 2024 he needs to reward himself with his first titles since 2017.

[@wildtofurkey1013]

Great call on that one

[@Marino2018]

We need more players like Grigor Dimitrov from this younger generation. Love of the sport (sure he's broken racquets here and there, but you don't see him getting into petty fights with other players or the umpires/line judges), or constantly whining to his coaches/team. Just a super likeable, classy guy.

[@jakehuang3545]

it's sooo good to see dimitrov playing this good again. I hope he can have one last great season before he hangs up the racquet.

[@pauljohnson6019]

He's done, he's winning nothing now, like Roger, it's time he leaves, or is humiliated.

[@blucat4]

@@pauljohnson6019 Roger won slams at 38, Dimitrov is 32. 🙄

[@felipetennis8342]

Hope for more than just one🥹🥹

[@jessetaylor6976]

Game management/strategy went up significantly this year. Great to see him rewarded, so good to watch his clean striking and hustle!

[@millenium13constantin58]

The running forehand down the line, what a beauty.

[@sokratessiou]

we want to see more of Grigor in the big matches!!

[@ProbablyLying]

Grigo stepped it up this year. Let's keep getting better and better!!!

[@soulm8here108]

So so proud of his season ❤❤❤❤

[@maciejgudel2939]

Super season for Grigor 😮

[@got2bjosh]

Super would require winning a 500 or higher title. This was a commendable return top 20 form.

[@felipetennis8342]

Can't stop crying ... It's so emotional to see someone playing like this🥹🥹 and thinking about all the mental and physical efforts Grigor's game requires, it makes me appreciate him even more. Grigor number 1, who cares about the ranking but... #Bel1eve ❤️‍🔥 #2024

[@TimVanRijthovenFan]

It was an amazing year for Grigor, and especially after these tough last seasons it was a pure pleasure to see him play outstanding tennis all the year 😍 And his combined class and liking is pretty unique on tour, a loveable guy ❤ His new coach Delgado is certainly not stranger to this success, we don't forget you Jamie 👏

[@danielceledonf]

One of my favourite tennis player.

[@クリームイカ]

I'm with you all the way, Vamos Grigor

[@Merro959]

that point against Fritz was ridiculous

[@irvinnicollier398]

The most beautiful player to watch. Still sad he didn’t and will never win a grand slam. Such a good person and athlete

[@cizzorzsonandy9773]

What a weird statement

[@inigoiraetau1903]

Never say never

[@pauljohnson6019]

What does being a good person (which is subjective in itself) have to do with winning a Grand Slam, or not winning?

[@irvinnicollier398]

@@pauljohnson6019nothing I was just saying.

[@irvinnicollier398]

@@pauljohnson6019 there is no connexion between these two sentences. It was two separated sentences.

[@porsenderosquesebifurcan]

Great Player, great 2023 Dim

[@cristinamarcano6809]

Wonderfull Dimitrow

[@Jeyswtf69]

I love you Grigor ❤🥹

[@Molloy1951]

If Grigor improves his backhand, I mean, hitting consistent top-spin backhands rather than mostly slicing it, he can beat the big dogs in the game. It might be delusional, but I would love to see him winning a Grand Slam. Cilic did it, Wawrinka did it, Del Potro did it. Grigor could do it, especially in Wimbledon.

[@millenium13constantin58]

I love his slice though, best in the business.

[@Molloy1951]

@@millenium13constantin58 it is. But is also a liability. All players explore his backhand. They know he rarely attacks using his backhand.

[@elvistrumpet]

@@Molloy1951100%. I don't think it matters whether he have a good slice or not, if I'm playing an opponent who only slices, I'll play to his backhand whenever I feel threaten. Because I know exactly what type of ball is coming back. And tour level players will anticipate the slice and set up an attack because there isn't any variation.

[@julianbobasso4142]

the problem is not technical, it is primarly mental strenght. that is what prevents him from hitting consistent top spin backhands and attacking more. he ends up being too pasive at times.

[@kienpham-os6en]

@@millenium13constantin58 so true. He wins because of those slices, not because of the top-spin backhands'; that's for sure.

[@Molloy1951]

Lacoste suits Grigor so much better than Nike, doesn’t it?

[@K4R3N]

13:21 unreal 😮

[@josefilipesampaio]

The long point agains fritz was something crazy 🔥

[@aadityabahadkar9847]

Undoubtedly, touted to win best comeback players of the year❤

[@matthewchang7252]

Grigorrrrrrrr

[@ThomasMayer123-f8f]

With that talent he should have won at least 2 grand slams

[@felipetennis8342]

It's not all about talent unfortunately, but yeah he deserves at least one GS 👑. .... P.s. What a player, I really hope next year he will play cat and mouse with Djokovic in a GS Final (Wimbledon?). Hey Nole, are you the best ever? That last one is clearly not about Grigor but my satisfaction, for the love of certain types of playing styles.

[@zangetsu3750]

dimitrov and sinner my favourites

[@petermonsy]

Junior Fed is amazing. Now needs to have a few big wins

[@ricardolombardini]

Hightlight reel? Grigor Dimitrov? Beautiful OHB? Count me in.

[@インコ-l8e]

His peak is yet to come. I have felt he has been a bit overrated so far. I think it's because of his inconsistency and the fact that he didn't play strong opponents in the tournaments he won. He has strong opponents on tour now with Djokovic, Alcaraz, Medvedev, and Sinner. I have to beat them and get the glory for real.

[@marilenaprado2907]

Ótimo vídeo para vc acreditar que venceu a nata do tênis: Alcaraz, Zverev Mevedev, Taylor Fritz and so on. O dia em que vc chorou e eu também chorei com voce😢. Belas recordações, porém outras virão….. com certeza. Você É o melhor de todos eles!!!!!obrigada por me fazer feliz!!!! Lindo dia de segunda-feira para vc sorrir e ser feliz!!! 🥰

[@got2bjosh]

Griggy did REALLY well to end 2023 back inside the top 15. It is Dimi's highest since his 2017/2018 rankings peak. The video is about Griggy, but you just HAD to sneak You-Know-Who in at the end.🙄

[@Marino2018]

Initially, I thought the same thing. However, I think that whole clip with Novak and Grigor was to highlight his (Grigor's) humility and vulnerability. Also, I think it speaks volumes of the respect that Novak and I'm sure many other players on the tour have for Grigor. It's easy to put up walls and stuff emotions when facing defeat, it takes bravery and strength to show how you really feel in front of others, let alone an entire stadium full of people.

[@got2bjosh]

@@Marino2018 You're misreading my semiotic critique of the video. In no way is losing an important final of a major tournament considered a true highlight. Just cut to the gracious runner-up speech. Including You-Know-Who winning is shady & unnecessary especially since that was avoided elsewhere. It steals focus from the subject of the video to appeal to an already tiresome & toxic fanbase.

[@Marino2018]

​@@got2bjosh It feels like you have a bit of a personal bias towards Djokovic that is affecting how you're seeing the video, as in what you consider "true highlights" of a player on tour. Players are people just like you and me. Roger, Rafa, Novak, and many likable pros have "highlights" other than their tennis. It's the ones that not only have great tennis but also great personality that goes beyond tennis do I think they get videos like these. Grigor is one of the few pros that actually are selected to do more casual and funny videos on the ATP channel, and that's saying something of him. That's all I'm saying, that the purpose of the end of the video is to highlight Grigor's character and to bask in the fact of how far he's climbed back up the rank. Again, that's why his name comes up in discussions about players that fans will always remember. These highlights are about more than just winning.

[@got2bjosh]

@@Marino2018 I said what I said. Semiotically, including You-Know-Who defeating Grigor when the video is about the later’s playing, pulls focus.

[@leonardomanrique907]

15:20 This was supposed to be about Dimitrov, Djokovic has his own star, common

[@got2bjosh]

Exactly! You-Know-Who gets enough attention as it is. Just cut to the gracious runner-up speech. Including the opponent winning is shady & unnecessary especially since that was avoided elsewhere. It steals focus from the subject of the video to appeal to an already tiresome & toxic fanbase.

[@peterplachkov3606]

the FINEST player! (after Federer)

[@olivercox61]

Not winning a title since 2017 with his talent is embarrassing

[@Ali96Asbn]

❤

[@JoannaPawlowicz-n7m]

Dimitrov est excellent.. encore un détruit par Nov a k tout puissant. Il aurait laisser gagné son dernier titre pour qu'il ferme sa carrière. Non. Il a fait pleurer..il a fait en sorte qu'on puisse plus parler de lui🙄

[@gabrielametodieva8360]

It was a great video until the last few moments. Why did you show Novak’s winning point? Not sure Grigor will rate his tears as a highlight, could’ve kept just the award ceremony because getting the finalist plate is a highlight for him. I wish there was a part 2 because he has enough good shots for another video. Surprised a few of them were left out such as the smash from the back of the court against Struff in Miami.

[@milkod2001]

Dimitrov was once prodigy tennis boy considered for next gen replacement for Federer and as you can see talent is there but for some reason he wasted it and forgot to be consistent player with actual results. I would put him into same group with Monfils-Kirgios and Bublic. Super talented ,playing for fun and wasting their talents until they realise they are just too old now to start taking tennis seriously...

[@gabrielametodieva8360]

You can’t put Dimitrov in the same category as Bublik and Kyrgios, guys who obviously don’t care about their results and haven’t been to the top 10. Grigor has been through a lot of struggles, including physical post 2018. He had problems with his shoulder for years which affected his serve. Then he suffered from long covid and various other issues where he retired from so many matches in 2021-22. He just doesn’t talk about it every day unlike other players. No one knows what someone is really going through.

[@milkod2001]

@@gabrielametodieva8360 well like you said issues started in 2018 but the problem is he didn't play consistent up to 2018 either. He is great tennis player but didn't push it as much as Djokovic, Nadal or Federer did to make some actual results. Like I said he played for fun. That.s all and wasted opportunity to be great. Shame...

[@sid34193]

Tennis TV, please make one on Adrian Mannarino as well....he deserves it

[@FlyingRacket]

Can he get back to the Top 10? So many good players and not enough places...

[@gabrielametodieva8360]

He could potentially for a brief period maybe if he starts the season well. He’s currently #9 post Roland Garros so its possible to gain points in the first part of the season before the starts defending the majority of his points. It’ll depend on his health and if he can show similar good form this year.

[@FlyingRacket]

Good opinion

[@got2bjosh]

@@gabrielametodieva8360 Hubi ended 2023 #9 while Griggy ended it #14.

[@got2bjosh]

Unlikely, but we'll see. 1) At Griggy's best, he's mainly a top 20 player. Hasn't been top 10 since his 2018 peak. 2) He hasn't won a title since 2017. 3) He's getting older. 4) He has to force himself to stay aggressive. It doesn't come naturally. Being Mr. Nice Guy bleeds onto the court. 5) The one-handed backhand is more of a liability. Two-handed is better because it offers more versatility, stability, & control. One-handed is too easy to mistime & get out of position.

[@anatolitennisace5426]

😀👍👍

[@maximesteinebrunner9941]

he would have deserved to win either shanghai or paris

[@gabrielametodieva8360]

I wish he was peaking in Shanghai rather than Paris because his final opponent Hubi would have been a good matchup for him … unlike Djokovic. But his shoulder seemed to be sore after the serve fest against Jarry and his serve disappeared in the Rublev match. Oh well!

[@maximesteinebrunner9941]

@@gabrielametodieva8360 my thoughts exactly. He wasnt himself in the paris final

[@gabrielametodieva8360]

@@maximesteinebrunner9941I hope he can put one tournament together where he can physically stay fit until the end :( watched an interview recently where he said he even thought about withdrawing from Paris because of the leg issue but then said it’s the last tournament, let’s push one last time. He was absolutely spent by the final and also mentally obviously.

[@kevekulcsar5732]

I love how the Alcaraz meat riding has reached a point where his highlights need to be in someone else’s highlights

[@josefilipesampaio]

UAU.

[@pauljohnson6019]

Grigor is finished, he's like an old version of Frauderer now, sorry, but 40-15 means Roger indeed is Frauderer- either that or God cursed him badly.🥶😭😢

[@phoquedisshit1710]

Jesus Christ let it go it’s been four years for fuck’s sake.

[@Aigberaedion_Samson]

$1.01trillion for heritage for richest man children white Americans and Nigeria To know how to work for money and make the money/ through working in office jobs or internet fraud to make the money…..

[@togomori4711]

hhhhhh federer lite He won't win anything

[@got2bjosh]

He's already won titles, though.

[@kolak0303]

His backhand is unique

[@marcelogarcia1]

Grigor needs a slam. He’s probably not on that wave anymore. But it’s his redention, a proof that he’s up to the task. He was once a top 3 player. He can win a Masters and probably a slam. Let’s hope 2024 brings success to this guy🥹❤️‍🩹

[@got2bjosh]

He already won a Masters, though (Cincy).

[@warriorsilver2442]

@@got2bjosh with a relatively weak field that year , but good on him for at least winning one