Serena Williams was elated following Grigor Dimitrov’s heroics at the 2024 Brisbane International.Dimitrov won his ninth career title at the recently concluded ATP 250 in Brisbane, which hosted a rich field of players such as Rafael Nadal, Holger Rune, Andy Murray, Sebastian Korda and Ben Shelton
The Bulgarian, who was the second seed at the event, outclassed Murray, Daniel Altmaier, Rinky Hijikata, Jordan Thompson and Rune en route to the title.It is worth noting that the victory is Grigor Dimitrov’s first since his ATP Finals win in 2017. While the former World No. 3 had featured in three other finals since, including two in 2023 (the Geneva Open and the Paris Masters), he had been unsuccessful in the title clashes.
Fans and the tennis fraternity alike were thus heartened by the 32-year-old’s stellar display at the Brisbane International. Serena Williams, who has proved to be a staunch cheerleader of Dimitrov’s over the years, too, expressed her happiness on social media.
Grigor Dimitrov has enjoyed an impressive run of form in the recent months. Apart from his two finals in Geneva and Paris, he also reached the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters, the Chengdu Open, the Citi Open and the ATP Rotterdam in 2023.As a result, the Bulgarian re-entered the world’s top 15 in November – for the first time since 2018.
