Grigor Dimitrov’s incredible 58 consecutive grand slams comes to an end with US Open absence
A run of 58 consecutive grand slam appearances for Grigor Dimitrov will shortly come to an end after his manager confirmed he will miss the upcoming US Open.
Since the 2011 Australian Open, the name Dimitrov has featured on every men’s singles entry list but the Bulgarian will be missing from the American slam next month due to an injury he picked up at Wimbledon.
The 34-year-old was two sets up against eventual winner Jannik Sinner before having to retire due to a partial tear of his right pectoralis major muscle.
But the No.20 has been unable to recover in time for the upcoming slam and his manager Georgi Stoimenov told TennisKafe that Dimitrov will be sitting out of the tournament.
The hope is that he will be fit for the tournaments in China in late September but that could sitll change.
A look at Grigor Dimitrov’s record-breaking streak
Dimitrov’s injury means his consecutive slam streak ends at 58, which is a record amongst the active players.
Here’s how he fared in those tournaments:
2011
Australian Open – Second round
French Open – First round
Wimbledon – Second round
US Open – First round
2012
Australian Open – Second round
French Open – Second round
Wimbledon – Second round
US Open – First round
2013
Australian Open – First round
French Open – Third round
Wimbledon – Second round
US Open – First round
2014
Australian Open – Quarter final
French Open – First round
Wimbledon – Semi-final
US Open – Fourth round
2015
Australian Open – Fourth round
French Open – First round
Wimbledon – Third round
US Open – Second round
2016
Australian Open – Third round
French Open – First round
Wimbledon – Third round
US Open – Second round
2017
Australian Open – Semi-final
French Open – Third round
Wimbledon – Fourth round
US Open – Second round
2018
Australian Open – Quarter final
French Open – Third round
Wimbledon – First round
US Open – First round
2019
Australian Open – Fourth round
French Open – Third round
Wimbledon – First round
US Open – Semi-final
2020
Australian Open – Second round
French Open – Fourth round
Wimbledon – Not held
US Open – Second round
2021
Australian Open – Quarter final
French Open – First round
Wimbledon – Second round
US Open – Second round
2022
Australian Open – Second round
French Open – Third round
Wimbledon – First round
US Open – Second round
2023
Australian Open – Third round
French Open – Fourth round
Wimbledon – Fourth round
US Open – Third round
2024
Australian Open – Third round
French Open – Quarter final
Wimbledon – Fourth round
US Open – Quarter final
2025
Australian Open – First round
French Open – First round
Wimbledon – Fourth round
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