Which GS will Grigor win first? AO or SW19?

[David Le]

Since 2011 his record at the AO has been 2R, 2R, 1R, OF, and 4R. At SW19 he started way back in 2009 which he reached the 1R, was absent in 2010, & then 2R, 2R, 2R, SF, 3R. His W/L record at the AO is 9-5 which is a 64.29 winning %. At the SW19 it's 10-6 with a 62.50 winning %. It's strange that his results at the AO is better then at SW19. Grass suits his game better. I believe he'll win SW19 first then AO but who knows. Here's fun fact though, he's doing much worse at the USO which I think he'll win before AO. It's a "faster" surface then what they use at the AO. Suits his game better. His winning % at the USO is 44.44 with a 4-5 W/L record. Thoughts?

 

[nolefam_2024]

Wimby16/17/18 one or two of the threes.

 

[Jaitock1991]

Neither.

 

[tennis_pro]

I'm afraid Dimitrov doesn't have it in him to win Slams so as @Jaitock1991 said - neither. For a while he could cause some upsets in the Slams but even that ability is gone.

 

[stringertom]

I am excite to see the impact of Davin on Grigor but I think his best chance in '16 is USO, later in the schedule to allow the two to gel with many HC tournaments to hone their collaboration.

It would be quite a feather in Davin's cap if he can coach his third different player to a slam title. Let's hope it winds up being more than one and done for Dimitrov.

 

[nowhereman]

Neither, because he's never winning a slam.

 

[torpantennis]

Dimitrov is only five years younger than Nadal. Nadal's peakest peak was 2008-2010, so Dimitrov ought to have had that similar period in 2013-2015. Well guess what, in 2014 which was in the middle of that period, Dimitrov did have his highest ranking so far! It's downfall from now on, bye bye and welcome the next generation.

 

[junior74]

Stan won his first slam at 28, and so can Dimitrov. Not finnish. Still excite.

 

[toby55555]

More to the point will he ever win an ATP Masters event?

 

[stringertom]

More to the point will he ever win an ATP Masters event?

Isn't Ferrer the last non-Big4 to do this? The question should be will someone please step up and erase this dubious fact!

 

[El Diablo]

Have no idea, but gee, the "SW19" thing is just impossibly cute and clever!!!

 

[Mainad]

It's far from a given that he will win either but his best chance would seem to be at SW19 considering he has achieved his best showing in a Slam there (so far) plus he already has a Queens title which is still the chief warm-up event for Wimbledon.

 

[wy2sl0]

He will have a better season this year. Annacone was right when he said he just needs to put the tools together. He has all the shots.

 

[abmk]

Isn't Ferrer the last non-Big4 to do this? The question should be will someone please step up and erase this dubious fact!

stan in monte carlo 14 and tsonga in montreal 14 did this after ferrer in Paris 12.

 

[West Coast Ace]

Shorter points at Wimbledon make it the choice.

But like others, after his 2015, the better question is 'will he win any ATP event in 2016'? I'm still on the bandwagon - he's got a lot of talent - but I'm looking for a safe place to jump next November if he doesn't show a big improvement.

 

[PMChambers]

Grigor has more chance winning a SW19 than a 3000. Grigor really seems to have issues with consistency and playing longer points, he definitely has the shots but his BH always looks high risk / reward. Rasheed was probably a very bad choice of coach as he really only brings fitness and grinding to the game. Rasheed is probably a good coach for 3.5 - 5.0 level where his high consistency grinding let the opposition lose style works but other than really short term benefits probably through belief or change alone most of his players have gotten worse. There's a lot of mental issues with Grigor, so he can turn it around. On grass he has the benefit to shorten the point a bit, but SW19 is now Medium/fast surface and 3000 is Medium, movement is the main difference. He does need to get his head in order, Goran, Stan and Gomes won late in their careers, so its possible.

 

[stringertom]

stan in monte carlo 14 and tsonga in montreal 14 did this after ferrer in Paris 12.

Thanks! Tsonga's was the more remarkable with Stan being fresh off his AO win.

 

[torpantennis]

Backhand technique where he opens the racquet face immediately after the ball contact is the reason why he'll never win anything big. That style is simply too error prone, too sensitive to small timing errors.

 

[TennisHound]

He will never win any of these.

 

[cockneyDjoker]

How about none.

 

[70後]

the assumption seems to be that he will win both.

 

[forthegame]

IMHO, he won't win any. I think he'll be overtaken by fresh faces.