Meet Grigor Dimitrov, the Bulgarian tennis player dating 3 Body Problem star Eiza Gonzalez
Once dubbed “Baby Federer”, the former Wimbledon boys’ singles champ has dated Maria Sharapova and Nicole Scherzinger, and was even linked to Serena Williams
While Tuesday’s match may have been disappointing for Dimitrov, the 35-year-old is one of Bulgaria’s top tennis players, and once reached a career high of No 3 in the ATP singles rankings.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Bulgarian tennis player and Eiza Gonzalez’s boyfriend.
He was born into a family of athletes
Dimitrov was born in 1991 to Dimitar Dimitrov and Maria Dimitrova. Dimitrov’s father is a tennis coach and his mother is a physical education teacher who formerly played volleyball.
It was Dimitrov’s father who first introduced the tennis player to the sport and coached him throughout his formative years. Dimitar quickly realised that not only did his son love tennis, but he also had a real talent for the game.
In a 2014 interview with the Financial Times, the father-son duo recalled Dimitrov spending day after day practising on the court in their hometown of Haskovo, Bulgaria.
