04 September 2019
Grigor Dimitrov came from 1-2 sets to shock the five-time US Open champion Roger Federer 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2 and advanced to the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the first time in his career. This is the first win of the Bulgarian of the 8 matches against Federer.
"I think the past six, seven months have been pretty rough for me. But I had somebody to lean on, my friends, my family. I kept on believing again in the work, the rehab I had to put behind my shoulder, the exercise, the practice, fixing up the racquet a little bit. There were so many things I had to adjust in such a small but big period of time," Dimitrov said. "Next thing you know, you're almost [at the] end of the year, you have a result like that. It's pretty special to me."
In the semifinal, Grigor Dimitrov will play fifth seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia. In the two matches so far Dimitrov won in 2017 at Queen's club and Medvedev beat in Washington in 2017.
"I think the past six, seven months have been pretty rough for me. But I had somebody to lean on, my friends, my family. I kept on believing again in the work, the rehab I had to put behind my shoulder, the exercise, the practice, fixing up the racquet a little bit. There were so many things I had to adjust in such a small but big period of time," Dimitrov said. "Next thing you know, you're almost [at the] end of the year, you have a result like that. It's pretty special to me."
In the semifinal, Grigor Dimitrov will play fifth seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia. In the two matches so far Dimitrov won in 2017 at Queen's club and Medvedev beat in Washington in 2017.
