"Is Grigor Dimitrov the most popular guy in tennis or what?" - Boris Becker amused by Venus and Serena Williams' fan messages to Bulgarian

After seeing Serena and Venus Williams' recent fan messages for Grigor Dimitrov, Boris Becker was left wondering if the Bulgarian was the most popular guy in tennis.

On Monday, November 6, Dimitrov took to Instagram to express his gratitude for everyone's love and support throughout his 2023 Paris Masters journey. He was downed 4-6, 3-6 by World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final last week.

"Feeling grateful. I have all the messages, all the support and the love I’ve received is touching. I just want to say thank you for everything to everyone that has been on this journey with me. Thank you for a memorable @rolexparismasters," Dimitrov wrote.

Tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams immediately reacted to the Bulgarian's post. Venus Williams wrote:

"Please note I am your biggest fan more than @serenawilliams."

In response, Grigor Dimitrov had a witty retort:

"@venuswilliams aii aiii what will @serenawillaims say now?!"

The last touch came from the 23-time Grand Slam champion, who replied to Dimitrov with an expression of undying affection.

"Love you Grigs!!!!!!!!!," she commented.

Following that, German tennis legend Boris Becker reshared the former World No. 3’s post on his Instagram story. He was amused by Dimitrov’s popularity in the tennis fraternity.

"Is Grigor the most popular guy in tennis or what?" Becker wrote.

Boris Becker via Instagram stories

Grigor Dimitrov reportedly dated Serena Williams briefly in 2012. The 32-year-old was also in a relationship with Maria Sharapova between 2013 and 2015.

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"You want it, it’s tough when it doesn’t happen" - Grigor Dimitrov on 2023 Paris Masters title loss

Dimitrov at the 2023 Paris Masters

Grigor Dimitrov's eyes welled up after he lost the 2023 Paris Masters title to Novak Djokovic last week. In a post-match press conference, he said it is difficult when you desire something and it doesn't go your way.

"It’s difficult to explain emotions, I think. You want it. You know, it’s tough when it doesn’t happen. Only I know, in a way, without, like, feeling sorry for myself, what I’ve gone through the past months on and off the court," Dimitrov said.

The World No. 14 added that his tears were happy ones after all he had been through in the past few months, including his performance in China recently.

'Those are happy tears. I don’t want to have them as something negative. I’m human, after all. At the end of the day, I think just the buildup not only of the last two weeks, the last months of hard work and the big trip in China, everything has been kind of, in a way, snowballing like day after day, match after match," he said.