2. Grigor Dimitrov
“I have set myself quite high goals for the first six months, and one of them was actually to win a tournament, and it happened during the first week of the year.”
This is what Grigor Dimitrov said after winning the title at the Brisbane International, ending a 30-month trophy drought. He defeated Dominic Thiem, Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori in back to back matches in the first week of the year.
If these are the signs of things to come in 2017, then Grigor looks set to make deep runs at the Grand Slams. ‘Baby Federer’, as he is called by many, is finally coming back to the form he became known for.
After a disappointing two seasons, the Bulgarian will look to silence his critics this year.
The cause of worry though is that Dimitrov neither fits in the category of upcoming players like Zverev and Thiem, nor does he fit in the category of talented players who have already made their mark on the tour. At the age of 25, time is fast running away for him. This year might be the year where he finally does justice to his talent.
