{"id":457464,"date":"2023-08-30T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=457464"},"modified":"2023-08-30T20:52:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:52:22","slug":"dimitrov-surprised-of-his-body-after-nearly-5-hour-us-open-clash","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/dimitrov-surprised-of-his-body-after-nearly-5-hour-us-open-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Dimitrov &#8216;surprised&#8217; of his body after nearly 5-hour US Open clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grigor Dimitrov spoke after his victory over Alex Molchan in the first round of the US Open. He talked about the match with the Slovak, that lasted 4 hours and 40 minutes, finishing 3-2 in favor of the Bulgarian who managed to come back from two sets down for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Andy Murray will face Grigor Dimitrov in Round 2 of the US Open after the Bulgarian came out on top in a five-set EPIC! \ud83d\udca5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QdLOx752Vb\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/QdLOx752Vb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports (@SkySports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySports\/status\/1696645484150985100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&#8220;The first two sets were very nerve-wracking. I felt that I was building the game, doing more with the ball, but at the same time I was making more mistakes. It was very frustrating that I couldn&#8217;t use my opportunities. I was serving well, but I wasn&#8217;t able to use it. At one point I felt very strange.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wondered what I was doing so wrong. In the third set, I told myself that I was playing very well, that I should be a little more aggressive. Finished 6-1, saved some energy. I knew he might suffer physically in the fourth, but I also knew he was a great fighter. The fifth set was crazy. It&#8217;s great, amazing. To feel my body well, without pain, it&#8217;s fantastic. I wish all players at this age feel good. I am pleasantly surprised. The effort pays off. It&#8217;s a testament to everyone who&#8217;s helped me over the years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s the first time I&#8217;ve come back from 0-2 down.\u00a0 I remembered losing the fifth set, but I never won it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t won a tournament in a long time. So I set my goal to something achievable. I&#8217;m not saying I can&#8217;t. If I move well and so on, yes, there are players who can beat me, but there are also many that I can beat. Now I think differently. The priorities would be to get back into the top 10, win a tournament again. You start from there and gain even more faith.\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grigor Dimitrov spoke after his victory over Alex Molchan in the first round of the US Open. 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