Mailbag: Why we still have belief in Grigor Dimitrov

Jon Wertheim answers reader questions about Grigor Dimitrov, Gael Monfils, Juan Martin del Potro at the Delray Beach Open, John Isner and Jack Sock and more in his weekly Mailbag.

Jon Wertheim | Feb 17, 2016

Mailbag: Why we still have belief in Grigor Dimitrov /

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Some quick questions aboard the Marrakesh Express….

Do we (and by "we" I mean me) just want Grigor Dimitrov to be better than he actually is?
—@kendrabaisinger

• I realize I’m in a diminishing group here, but I’m hanging onto my shares. I’m telling you, Dimitrov IS good. Which is part of the problem. He’s almost too good. This was the old Federer stumbling block: he’s blessed with so many options, he sometimes becomes paralyzed. You go to a restaurant with so many options on the menu and you need a few minutes to order, then you second-guess your choice. Go to Rubio’s Fish Tacos, for instance, and the choice is easier.

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Published Feb 17, 2016

JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat , sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for "60 Minutes" and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor's in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.