Australian Open 2018: Projected routes to the men’s singles final for the top players

Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov

The Bulgarian must be looking at this year as the year where he finally goes and grabs that legendary status that has been eluding him for so long. Nicknamed ‘Baby Fed’, Grigor Dimitrov hasn’t really been able to impose dominance in a Grand Slam in the last few years but having had a wonderful 2017 season, which he capped with the ATP Finals trophy, the current World No. 3 would really look to step up. This could very well be the opportunity for him to do so.

A very favourable Week 1 awaits him as he navigates through a couple of qualifiers in the first two rounds. He then faces the prospect of meeting Next Gen superstar Andrey Rublev in the third round.

In Week 2, he might have the small matter of facing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, followed by a clash with Jack Sock before he potentially deals with Nadal in the semi-final, and Federer in the final.