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2018 ATP Preview: No. 3, Grigor Dimitrov

ByCody Fitzpatrick

Published Dec 27, 2017

As a preview of 2018, Baseline is taking a look at all the Top 10 finishers from the ATP and WTA.

See No. 4 here.

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Three big results defined Grigor Dimitrov's breakthrough year and rise to No. 3 in the world. He first announced himself as a force to be reckoned with when he made the semifinals of the Australian Open.

In August, he stopped an on-fire Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to win the Cincinnati Masters.

Moment of the Year

The Bulgarian later went undefeated at the O2 Arena, defeating David Goffin twice, to win the ATP Finals.

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Hot Shot of the Year

On his way to the title, Dimitrov landed a diving backhand volley, something you don't see much anymore.

Outlook for 2018

2017 has been the 26-year-old's best year yet, but he can still do more. The Masters and Finals were both big milestones, but he still has the Grand Slams as a last frontier. He'll likely need to find ways to do a little bit better against the typical Slam winners--and also eliminate unexpected losses to the likes of Pablo Carreno Busta and Andrey Rublev.

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2018 ATP Preview: No. 3, Grigor Dimitrov

2018 ATP Preview: No. 3, Grigor Dimitrov

Friday, December 29: Novak Djokovic begins his comeback at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi against either Roberto Bautista Agut or Andrey Rublev.

Not before 10:00 a.m. ET LIVE on Tennis Channel Plus. GET PLUS NOW at tnns.ch/TCPlus

Saturday, December 30: Roger Federer looks to continue his remarkable resurgence at the Hopman Cup in Perth in singles and mixed doubles competition.

4:30 a.m ET LIVE on Tennis Channel Plus. GET PLUS NOW at tnns.ch/TCPlus

Saturday, December 30: Serena Williams returns at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, in her first match since the birth of her first child, against the 2017 French Open champion, Jelena Ostapenko.

8:00 a.m ET LIVE on Tennis Channel. Additional airings at 2:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET.