Having retired from the sport after the 2022 US Open, Serena Williams is staying close to the tennis court and was seen in the stands at the ATP Masters 1000 semifinal match between Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Zverev in Miami on Friday.

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Serena Williams, fan of Grigor Dimitrov at ATP Miami

The winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, the 42-year-old American supported Dimitrov and they hugged and chatted at the end of the match, which the Bulgarian won.

Over time, Serena stated that Grigor is one of her best friends, and in 2013 there were also rumors of a relationship between them.

Following Dimitrov’s latest loss to Novak Djokovic at the Paris 2023 Masters, Serena Williams sent the Bulgarian a message in the comments section of an Instagram post: “I love you Griggs!!!!!!”

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Know:

  • Grigor Dimitrov will fight in the final of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Miami with Yannik Sinner (3 ATP / favorite 2). They met three times: the Bulgarian won the first match (Rome 2020), and the Italian the next two (Miami and Beijing 2023).
  • In Miami, Grigor defeated Alejandro Tabilo (44 ATP), Yannick Hanfmann (56 ATP), Hubert Gurkac (9 ATP), Carlos Alcaraz (2 ATP) and Oleksandr Zverev (5 ATP).
  • This will be the third Masters final in Dimitrov’s career after Cincinnati 2017 (victory over Nick Kyrgios: 6-3, 7-5) and Paris 2023 (lost to Novak Djokovic: 4-6, 3-6).
  • Regardless of the outcome of the final with Sinner, Dimitrov will enter the ATP top 10 in the rankings, which will be published on Monday, April 1. Grigor secured the 9th place, and with the victory over the Italian, he will rise to the 7th place.
  • The last time Grigor Dimitrov entered the ATP top 10 was 260 weeks (5 years) ago. Only two players managed to return to the men’s tennis elite after a long absence: Gilles Simon (308 weeks) and Alberto Costa (264 weeks – the new coach of Sorana Kirstya).

The ATP Masters 1000 Miami Open tournament will take place from March 20 to 31. The game is played on a hard surface, with 96 players in the main draw and a total of $8,995,555 in prize money. The champion of the title is Daniil Medvedev.

Serena Williams, incredible record

Serena left tennis with an impressive 23 Grand Slam titles. He played his last official match at the US Open-2022.

She was at the top of the WTA rankings for a total of 319 weeks (between 2002-2017), and during her career she collected 73 titles.

Serena Williams finished her career with 858 wins and 156 losses. He collected more than 94 million dollars from tennis prizes alone.

During an exceptional career, Serena collected 23 major titles. One less than Margaret Court, but also one more than the legendary Steffi Graf.

The American won seven times at the Australian Open (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017), three times at Roland Garros (2002, 2013, 2015), seven times at Wimbledon (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016) and six times at the US Open (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014).

He also won Olympic gold four times: Sydney 2000 (doubles), Beijing 2008 (doubles), London 2012 (singles) and London 2012 (doubles).