“The virus was tough. I wasn't breathing well, I wasn't feeling well”

More than a month after the controversial Adria Tour, there are those who continue to suffer its consequences. This is the case of Grigor Dimitrov. The Bulgarian was one of the four players who contracted the coronavirus during the tournament. Djokovic, Coric and Troicki were the other three. Since then, despite having already tested negative, she lost three kilos and he is suffering to recover his state of optimal form.

“Right now I am not ready to compete at a high level”, the Bulgarian told Tennis Majors. The former world number three played this weekend the Ultimate Tennis Showdown in France, where he admitted not going through his best physical moment. “The movement is improving, everything else is going in the right direction, but it is still not easy to recover. One day I feel really good and I'm gone four hours, but suddenly I need to completely disconnect and take a nap, or just rest. I'm lucky to be able to play again these days, “Dimitrov said of his feelings.

Passing the disease was not easy for the Bulgarian, who admits having had difficult times throughout the last month. “The virus was tough on me, so I stayed home for about a month. It was not funny. I wasn't breathing well, I wasn't feeling well. He was tired, he had no taste or smell, “he warned.

In addition to the physical complications, isolating himself was also a mental challenge for Dimitrov. “There are mental struggles. You are only 20 days for about 24 hours so of course a lot of things go through your head. ANDIt's inevitable to have some bad thoughts in your head, so I had to deal with that too. “ confessed the Bulgarian tennis player, who hopes little by little to recover his best form to compete in the best possible way in the rest of the season.

Dimitrov did not want to talk too much about the criticism he received after the positive. “What happened happened, there have been many interpretations, but it's a thing of the past, not just for me. In general, it was good to restart the competition there, but this happened … “, he stressed.

On the dispute of the US Open, which is based in a very affected by COVID-19 like New York, stressed that “there are still many questions, like quarantine, and few answers, “ and, on a personal level, it is not clear if he will be able to play. “Recover three kilos in three weeks, then playing in Cincinnati and the US Open for best of five sets seems very ambitious to me right now, “ sentenced.