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 Post subject: Following in Federer's footsteps
PostPosted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:42 am 
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links of london report,Handling the hype is

part of the job for any talented young tennis player but being labelled 'the new Roger Federer'

and touted as the next big thing in the men's game means Grigor Dimitrov has more to deal with

than most.

Why all the attention? Well, in a sport desperate for new blood to challenge the established

order - the same four players began and ended the year at the top of the ATP rankings, and only

three men other than Federer or Rafael Nadal have won a single Grand Slam since the start of 2005

- the 19-year-old Bulgarian is widely seen as potentially the next big star of a new generation

of tennis talent.
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Dimitrov's burgeoning reputation is down to his rapid rise from outside the top 350 to the

fringes of the top 100 in the world over the last six months, and the clutch of Futures and

Challenger events he won on the way to becoming the world's top-ranked male teenager at the end

of 2010.

And the resemblance to Federer, who incidentally has been his idol since childhood, is easy to

see too. On court, they share the same sweeping single-handed backhand, exciting attacking game

and even a trademark bandana.
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Off it, their professional careers were both launched by the same coach, Peter Lundgren, who says

Dimitrov is the more talented. No pressure there then.


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