The crowd was amazing, I needed that energy tonight. It is very difficult to play against such a good friend. I knew it would be difficult and I would have to fight hard, I relied on my body, on the fans. I've always wanted to make it to the second week here, it's the only Grand Slam where I haven't been able to do it. But 15 years later I made it, so I'm very happy. This was stated by Grigor Dimitrov after his success over eighth seeded Hubert Hurkach in three sets in a round of 16 match at Roland Garros.
The Bulgarian tennis player prevailed 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) to achieve a sixth success from six matches against Hurkac and reach the quarterfinals in Paris for the first time in his career. "Playing clay is specific, you have to have finesse, read the court well, you never know what the conditions will be. But I always believe in myself, I can rely on my body to chase more balls, to be varied , to use a slice," added Grigor.
He will challenge for a place in the semi-finals with world No. 2 Yannick Siner, who won the Australian Open earlier this year and is on a streak of 11 consecutive Grand Slam victories. The young Italian handled France's Corentin Moute 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 in the round of 16. Siner has a 3-1 head-to-head lead against Dimitrov, but the Bulgarian has won their only meeting on clay in Rome in 2020. The match will be played on Tuesday.
In the other quarter-final from the lower part of the scheme, Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas will meet. | BGNES
