Video: Grigor Dimitrov hits fantastic backhand flick for winner

Grigor Dimitrov wants to shed his "Baby Fed" nickname and stand as his own man, but hitting shots like this isn't going to help his cause. During the third set

Courtney Nguyen | Feb 12, 2014

Grigor Dimitrov wants to shed his "Baby Fed" nickname and stand as his own man, but hitting shots like this isn't going to help his cause.

During the third set of his first-round match at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Tuesday, Dimitrov drew Dmitry Tursunov into the net with a drop shot. Tursunov guided a forehand deep into Dimitrov's backhand corner. Rather than throw up a lob or go cross court, Dimitrov responded with a well-disguised backhand flick down the line for the winner. Who saw that coming?

Watch the point below:

http://youtu.be/raE2BklE6tY

Dimitrov, playing his first event since a breakthrough run to the Australian Open quarterfinals, went on to win 6-2, 1-6, 6-4. He'll face Ernests Gulbis on Thursday, in a match that should produce more than a handful of stunning winners. And maybe, if we're lucky, a few quality racket smashes.

Video via YouTube user ATPWorldTour

Published Feb 12, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.