Grigor Dimitrov Yesterday morning he signed one of his best victories in recent times. The Bulgarian his pass to the semifinals of the Miami Open was sealed after strongly defeating Carlos Alcaraz (6-2, 6-4) in a truly great game where he managed to unsettle the Wimbledon champion in his game.
After the match, Dimitrov gave what he considered the key to his victory. “I always say Carlos is a firecracker. It’s explosive, unbelievable. You always put him in an uncomfortable situation. Sometimes you have to put some power into your punches to avoid him. It is especially interesting in the finer points. It’s like playing cat and mouse to see who can hit first. “I’m sure he feels the same way.”
The Bulgarian continued to praise the Spanish player. “I love watching him play or train with him. I’m 12 years older than him. It’s a lot of fun for me to be able to challenge myself like that. It’s a great opportunity for me. You won’t let him get hit. We already saw what happened in the second set, when he broke me. Four rights crossed me. I can not do anything. I just had to stay patient. I know what’s going on and I’ll get another chance. I didn’t back down. “I believe in the game I put in and the execution was perfect.”
“I like his game. He is one of the smartest players. Sometimes I find myself mirroring him at certain moments, so I guess what might happen, though it doesn’t always happen. Being so young, he was a complete tennis player. You can see everything he does. His game is something that I like because it always keeps me alert,” he explained before reacting in a funny way to Alcaraz’s comment, who said that he had felt “like a 13-year-old child.”
“That’s a great comment“said the Bulgarian tennis player, laughing, who will play for his place in the final this Friday (00h) against Alexander Zverev, whom he has not beaten in 10 years.
“I don’t want to think too much. I don’t want to think ‘Oh God, I’ve faced him so many times!’ Just a different game. I am very grateful to be here in the semi-finals. The furthest I’ve ever gone in this tournament. Honestly, I’m very happy” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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