Seven years after his triumph at the ATP Finals in London, Grigor Dimitrov – who in his first participation at the year-end tournament obtained a historic success by beating David Goffin, in the final – will try to qualify for the year-end Masters of Turin, declaring that he would give everything to get there. After having played his best season in recent years, the Bulgarian finds himself fighting to get a qualification that would be an important reward for the continuity of results that he has often lacked in his career.
Currently engaged in the Masters 1000 of Paris-Bercy, in the round of 16 Dimitrov faced Arthur Rinderknech, beating him in three sets and giving himself the match against Karen Kachakov, which will start in half an hour.
The Bulgarian has clearly stated that he is aiming to get a place at the ATP Nitto Finals in Turin, in a press conference, analyzing: “I would give everything to get to Italy at the ATP Finals. I don’t want to lie about it. Obviously my approach to things is different compared to previous years. But I’m still in the running, I’m still here. I’m still fighting like one of the best players in the world. I can still beat the younger players, and this gives me confidence and joy at the same time. Obviously if you ask me: do you want to get to Turin? I will answer absolutely yes.”
The Bulgarian, who currently occupies the 10th position in the ATP Race, is just under 500 points behind the last qualifier at the ATP Finals, the Russian Andrey Rublev. Given the doubts about Novak Djokovic’s participation in the year-end Masters, Dimitrov could be satisfied with the 9th place in the Race, currently occupied by Alex De Minaur.
