“She’s amazing,” Dimitrov said. “Keep in touch. We talk almost every day. She said, let me come over and check it out. I was like, OK. It’s always very humbling to have such a supporter by your side and I think just before the game she came , we chatted for a while.
“Actually, I remember her being here when I won my first top 10. It was a really beautiful moment. I think we all remember that.”
“It’s the friendship, man. I think that’s the best part. Tennis is tennis, but, you know, we’re both living our dreams now. “I think the real life starts after that and I think all these years Over time, we have become such good, close friends. “
The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who retires after the 2022 US Open, also addressed fellow semi-finalist Jannik Sinner, praising his forehand skills: “You deserve it Going into the final. I would love to have your forehand, racquet speed and power. I was like, wow.”
The 22-year-old recalled the moment in an interview with Italian journalists: “I had never spoken to her before, so it was special to be able to have a few words with her. Also because when I arrived at the track, she was already It was almost finished so I didn’t get to see her much. “I was happy to talk to her, just a few words, and I asked her how the family was – they were doing well and that’s the most important thing. “