French Open 2024: John McEnroe’s Legendary Brother Lands in Trouble as Unpredicted Grigor Dimitrov Bias Astounds Fans

‘Baby Fed‘ has now grown up and currently, he’s in the form of his life! Grigor Dimitrov started his season with a title triumph at the 2024 Brisbane International. After that, he made two appearances in the finals and one in the semifinals of the rest of his tournaments this year. Dimitrov was ranked number 14th in the world at the start of his season and now he has jumped to the Top 10. Currently, he is in Paris taking part in the French Open. Do you think he can win this major title this year? Well, American tennis legend, Patrick McEnroe has already made up his mind on this and called him one of the favorites. How did the fans react after hearing his random call?

Tennis fans didn’t look too pleased with this pick and they suggested a couple of other names for the 57-year-old tennis legend to look at. Without a doubt, Grigor Dimitrov has looked pretty impressive this season. The new number 10 currently has a win-loss record of 24-8 (75%). But is it enough to put him in the rider’s seat at the mega clay court Slam? Especially when the world number 1 and number 2 are still alive in this tournament! 

Grigor Dimitrov was playing against Belgium’s Zizou Bergs in the third round of the French Open on Friday. The match was well poised in favor of the Bulgarian at 6-3,2-1. But Rain Gods had other ideas in Paris! The match got suspended. He’ll now yet again have to step onto the court in just a few hours from now.

Patrick McEnroe is well known for voicing his opinions on social media. Just before the start of the French Open, he had named four contenders for the French Open title in 2024. Surprisingly, there was no mention of world number one, two, or even three! He even opts against picking the ‘King of Clay‘. Rafael Nadal has already been knocked out of the tournament this year, but the other three players are well-active as of now. McEnroe had picked Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud, and Grigor Dimitrov as the potential favorites for lifting the title this year in Paris. But how did the fans react after seeing him pick Dimitrov as the favorite among all the other players?

Fans completely disagree with Patrick McEnroe for picking Grigor Dimitrov as the favorite for the 2024 French Open

Did you know, Patrick McEnroe named Carlos Alcaraz as the favorite to win the French Open title in 2023? He stated that both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were then ‘out of form‘. And guess who won it that time? Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud in the final by 7-6,6-3,7-5 to lift his third French Open title (2016,2021, and 2023) that season. Djokovic holds around 85% win percentage in this tournament. So, ruling him out is really a bold call! McEnroe put a question to his fans on Twitter stating, “Could Grigor actually win this thing ??” A fan quickly jumped to the post and commented, “Djokovic said No.“

Another fan asked him what made him snub the current world number 2 and number 3. Jannik Sinner has already won three titles this season including a major title in Melbourne. Even Carlos Alcaraz has also tasted a title triumph this year. Both of them are in good form this year, but still, Patrick McEnroe picked a different name. Surprising? One of the fans looked exactly the same as he questioned him, “What exactly about Sinner and Alcaraz’s form so far makes you think that Grigor has any chance?“

Carlos Alcaraz has a win-loss record of 18-5 this season. On the other hand, Jannik Sinner has recorded a staggering 28-3 this season. Relating to his extraordinary form this year, another one wondered, “Have you seen Jannik Sinner play?“

Some of them even put a cycle on their tweet. It read, Tournament starts-Wow those are some amazing points-Could Grigor actually win this thing? (McEnroe’s tweet)-Ok, it’s just one break, he can comeback-UFEs his way out of the tournament. The fan clearly wanted to highlight how the tennis legend got a little carried away with Grigor Dimtrov’s decent run in 2024. He questions Patrick McEnroe, “First time experiencing the cycle?“

A few of them went a little further and put up a GIF in the comment box which read, “Are you on drugs?” Surely everyone has their own choices to pick who they think is the favorite for the tournament. But do you think ‘Baby Fed‘ really stands a chance against the Top 3 in the men’s tour at the moment?

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