ПРОГРАМИ
en de ru fr es sr gr al tr ro
Podcast in English
Share
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

ATP: Grigor Dimitrov - the tennis player with the deadliest forehand

Grigor Dimitrov
Photo: Reuters

The forehand of the best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov is a real cannon, writes ATP. ATP Infosys Beyond The Numbers analysis of average stroke speed and spin, based on the performance of top 10 players over the past three seasons, shows that no one has a more explosive forehand than the 33-year-old Bulgarian. 

The forehand speed data is broken down by surface type and reports that Grigor Dimitrov plays the highest average forehand speed on outdoor hard courts, indoor hard courts and clay. 

The average forehand speed of the Top 10 players is 75 mph or 120 km/h. Grigor Dimitrov, whose best ranking was #3 at the end of 2017, is the only one in the world to reach the 128.75 km/h mark.

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.
Radio Bulgaria Sport    ATP ATP ranking forehand Grigor Dimitrov tennis tennis players

More from category

Valentina Georgieva

Gymnastics: Valentina Georgieva wins bronze on the beam at the World Championships in Cairo

Valentina Georgieva won the bronze medal in the beam final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Cairo . The winner was Kaylia Nemour from Algeria, the silver medal went to Jo Kyong Byol from North Korea. For Valentina Georgieva, the..

published on 4/28/25 5:10 PM
Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov scores a victory at Madrid Masters tennis tournament

Grigor Dimitrov started his participation in the Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Madrid with a win . In the second round, he defeated Nicolás Jarry from Chile 6:3, 6:4. “I am very happy that I won in two sets. I tried to be as creative as..

published on 4/27/25 9:45 AM

Sofia is hosting the Calisthenics World Championship

Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev has officially opened the Calisthenics World Championship, which began today at the capital's Asics Arena and will continue until April 27 . Calisthenics is a sport that is enjoying increasing popularity, in which athletes..

published on 4/25/25 5:48 PM

WEATHER
Pick city: Sofía
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 19
Mostly Cloudy
Min: 7 | Max: 14
Partly Cloudy
Min: 5 | Max: 13
Clear
Min: 4 | Max: 21
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 0 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 0 | Max: 15
Clear
Min: 3 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 19
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 0 | Max: 15
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 0 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 18
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 16
Clear
Min: 3 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 13
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 16
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 19
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 2 | Max: 17
Clear
Min: 0 | Max: 16
Clear
Min: 1 | Max: 18
BULGARIA IN PICTURES
Which world-famous Bulgarian artist designed QSL cards for Radio Bulgaria?
Yasen Gyuzelev
Theodore Ushev
Christo Javacheff - Christo
Ilia Peikov
Lika Yanko

BULGARIANS ABROAD

Български English Русский Deutsch Српски Français Ελληνικά Español Shqip Türkçe Română
MOST VIEWED

Gymnastics: Valentina Georgieva wins bronze on the beam at the World Championships in Cairo

Valentina Georgieva won the bronze medal in the beam final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Cairo . The winner was Kaylia Nemour from..

published on 4/28/25 5:10 PM

Grigor Dimitrov scores a victory at Madrid Masters tennis tournament

Grigor Dimitrov started his participation in the Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Madrid with a win . In the second round, he defeated Nicolás Jarry..

published on 4/27/25 9:45 AM

english@bnr.bg

+359 2 9336 661

Общи условия за използване на сайта | Политика за поверителност | Политика за "бисквитки"