{"id":3325,"date":"2017-07-06T13:06:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=3325"},"modified":"2017-07-06T13:06:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T17:06:59","slug":"dimitrov-vs-sela-tennis-turns-diving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2017\/07\/06\/dimitrov-vs-sela-tennis-turns-diving\/","title":{"rendered":"Grigor Dimitrov vs Dudi Sela: When Tennis Turns Into… Diving!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s be honest: probably, when thinking about the best Round 3 match-ups of this year\u2019s Wimbledon<\/em>, one wouldn\u2019t include Grigor Dimitrov<\/strong> vs<\/em> Dudi Sela<\/strong>. There are a bunch of reasons: there are more relevant matches, i.e. Andy Murray<\/strong> facing Fabio Fognini<\/strong>, Novak Djokovic<\/strong> against Ernests Gulbis<\/strong>–who surprisingly eased past Juan Martin Del Potro<\/strong> earlier today–or many others. Maybe, Dudi Sela<\/strong> is not considered to be one of the most watchable players on tour, or maybe someone would think that it wouldn\u2019t be such a fought match, with Dimitrov being the heavy favorite.<\/p>\n

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Fair enough. Though, despite of all the reasons listed above, there\u2019s one reason why one should definitely not miss this match. Indeed, in their recent matches, both players proved to be spectacular, and that they can play in a way that really justify the price spent to buy the ticket! Both Dimitrov and Sela showed excellent skills in what is the best form of show that a player can put on in a grass court match: tennis-diving!<\/p>\n

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As Tom Daley in an Olympic race, both players lit up the enthusiasm of the fans in two occasions, raising expectations for the upcoming match to the sky. As far as the Bulgarian is concerned, he closed his Round 2 match here against Marcos Baghdatis<\/strong> in the best possible way. After a tremendous forehand inside-out, his opponent was able to fire a passing shot; Dimitrov then dived to reach the ball and he eventually hit a winner<\/a>, finishing the match lying on the ground smiling.
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