{"id":298173,"date":"2023-11-04T08:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T08:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298173"},"modified":"2023-11-04T08:55:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T08:55:01","slug":"murrays-ex-coach-working-wonders-for-dimitrov-as-keys-to-resurgence-shared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/tennis\/murrays-ex-coach-working-wonders-for-dimitrov-as-keys-to-resurgence-shared\/","title":{"rendered":"Murray’s ex-coach working wonders for Dimitrov as keys to resurgence shared"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Grigor Dimitrov is enjoying his best year since 2017 as he finds himself in the semi-final of the Rolex Paris Masters. He has now reached 40 wins for the third season in his career and is set to re-enter the world\u2019s top 15 for the first time in five years. Dimitrov\u2019s resurgence comes after he hired Andy Murray\u2019s former mentor Jamie Delgado at the end of 2022, and the British tennis coach has opened up on exactly how he helped the Bulgarian rediscover his best form.<\/p>\n

Jamie Delgado joined the Dimitrov camp 11 months ago and was previously known for his success with Andy Murray, guiding him to his 2016 Wimbledon title, his second Olympic gold medal and his ascent to No 1 in the world. And he is now working wonders for Dimitrov, who has reached back-to-back Masters semi-finals for the first time since 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we started with him last December he was in a tough place,\u201d Delgado said of Dimitrov ahead of the world No 17\u2019s meeting with Stefanos Tsitsipas. \u201cConfidence was low, ranking was dropping so we tried to pick up his morale and make him aware of what works well in his game and what things he has to improve. And credit to him, he was working all the time and now he\u2019s starting to see himself play really, really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Delgado\u2019s first goal for Dimitrov was to see the Bulgarian to put on some muscle mass and, since last December, the 32-year-old has put on five to six kilograms of muscle. As for Dimitrov\u2019s mental game, Delgado continued: \u201cI think in big moments he\u2019s being a bit braver now than he was.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I saw him play some of the bigger guys at the beginning of the year he was a bit passive and didn\u2019t look like he really believed he could win. And now whether he wins or loses you can feel that he\u2019s much more positive and trusting his game more.\u201d While their partnership has already proven successful in their first season together, the 46-year-old admitted that their real aim was to get in a good place to have a strong 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully with a higher ranking he\u2019ll be better placed in some draws and confidence will be higher so that\u2019s the plan, to set up for next year,\u201d he explained. \u201cHe wants to get involved in those big matches again and I think for a little while, the last couple of years, I think he lost the confidence that that could happen. He lost a little bit the belief and I think now he\u2019s starting to see that yeah, maybe, why not?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

As well as having a \u201cpretty clear vision\u201d of how Dimitrov should play, Delgado noted that their good relationship has been a key factor in their quick success together. \u201cI think we can [be] open and I\u2019ve felt like I\u2019ve been able to tell him some hard things along the way that he\u2019s listened to and taken on board,\u201d the Brit explained.<\/p>\n