Grigor Dimitrov: 'It's always been very hard to play against Roger Federer'
Grigor Dimitrov commented on why his US Open quarter-final win over Roger Federer was different compared to his previous seven losses.
The Bulgarian player said: "Everything was different. I mean, different circumstances, different court, different time of the tournament. I mean, I can say so many things that are different. I was more present, to be honest. I was more of myself throughout every point, every game that I played. In the past, it's always been very hard to play against him. He always came out pretty fiery, make an early break. Actually the same thing happened today. It's been a long time that I've been on that court. For sure, I had a little bit of nerves, trying to readjust. I felt very comfortable from the first point, despite the fact that I was missing a little bit here and there. I had a few opportunities. I kept on believing in what I had to do, in my game plan. I was moving really well. I was hitting my backhand pretty good, changing up the shots. One of the only things for me was try to keep him as much as possible on the court. I did that very well. A lot of long games. Yeah, clearly in the end he was not at his best. I used every opportunity I had", he concluded.
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