Can Andre Agassi Save Grigor Dimitrov And His Downfall?

Published 07/24/2019, 8:00 AM EDT

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Grigor Dimitrov, gained a crystal clear fame on the ATP circuit when he won his first ATP title in 2013 at Stockholm. The year 2017, turned out to be a milestone season in the Bugalrian’s career, but after a thriving season, Dimitrov’s career went downhill and at the moment he is at a great distance from his former niche. Presently, the Bulgarian is training under Radek Stepanek and Andre Agassi

While examining the coach-player tenure in the Bulgarian’s career, since the time he turned a professional, Grigor Dimitrov has never really worked more than three years with any of his coaches from the past.

Eight-time Grand Slam champion, Andre Agassi signed his league with Grigor Dimitrov in Paris Bercy in 2018. They have been training together since then, but yet to produce fruitful results on the ATP Tour.

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Agassi’s coaching endeavors began in 2017 and post his retirement in 2006, he had distanced himself from the tennis world. He joined Novak Djokovic’s team in 2017, but soon they parted ways due to some disagreements between themselves. 

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Dimitrov’s decision to appoint Agassi in his team is certainly a wise move. Grigor Dimitrov comes up with creative stuff on the court, which differentiates him from the other players on the tour. To drive that talent in an optimum direction, the American legend is ideal to take the driver’s seat in Dimitrov’s box.

Even Agassi dealt with similar situations like Dimitrov. After his father and Nick Bollettieri were no longer in-charge of Agassi’s tennis, he changed coaches. According to Dimitrov’s former coach, Daniel Vallverdu, Agassi and Dimitrov are like-minded. “They share similarities in how they think about some things. They have connected on a level that is going to help us moving forward,” Vallverdu said.

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Also, Vallverdu perceives Andre Agassi to be the quintessential choice for Dimitrov’s coach, since Agassi analyses a player’s game inside out and has the knack to bring out the best within a player. Grigor Dimitrov mentioned about learning something new every single day under Agassi’s tutelage. Hopefully, their partnership would revive the Bulgarian’s career.

World Number 53, Dimitrov’s loss in Atlanta to World Number 405, Kevin King, turned out to be a destructive one. The qualifier came across 23 break opportunities on the Bulgarian’s serve and converted seven of them to win his first-ever main draw match on the men’s tour.

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In 2017, Grigor Dimitrov not just won the Cincinnati Open and ATP World Tour finals, he also made it to the semifinals at Australian Open and concluded the year as World Number three. Having met with a shoulder injury, which led to the deterioration of his form in 2018, and since then, Dimitrov is yet to make a resurgence on the ATP Tour.

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This year, out of all the tournaments Grigor Dimitrov played, he couldn’t make it to the semifinals of any of the tournaments and he just reached the quarterfinals at Brisbane International.

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