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Posted on July 27, 2009 - by G Force

Grigor Dimitrov also a hit on volleyball court

Bulgarian rising ATP tennis star Grigor Dimitrov was the star of the show at the traditional Bastad volleyball tournament Wednesday on a beach just metres from the centre court at the Catella Swedish Open.
 
Dimitrov, whose mother Maria was a former volleyball player, teamed up with four Swedes: his coach Peter Lundgren, former ATP player Lars-Anders Wahlgren, and youngsters Tim Goransson and Carl Bergman. They defeated a team consisting of beach volleyball players in the semi-final before falling in the final.

Dimitrov entered the Catella Swedish Open as a wildcard and pushed Guillermo Canas in the first round. The youngster is already making a big impression on the ATP World Tour, with Lundgren boldly declaring that he is “better than Federer was at his age”.

Dimitrov is nicknamed G-Force, Dimi, and PT (Prime Time). Dimitrov practises at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Paris and has been coached by Lundgren since February.