Dimitrov looks for positives after Grand Slam failure

Grigor Dimitrov’s career has been littered with disappointments at the Grand Slams and after retiring from his U.S Open quarterfinal against Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday, the Bulgarian said the setbacks do not get any easier to deal with.

Playing much of his career in a period dominated by the ‘Big Three’ of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, success has been hard to come by for Dimitrov and he has failed to get beyond the semifinal stage at any of the game’s biggest events.

Seeded ninth in New York, the 33-year-old was put through five gruelling sets by Andrey Rublev in the fourth round at Arthur Ashe Stadium.