Dimitrov swoons over Feliciano Lopez

Grigor Dimitrov has been asked a lot of things. He fields questions like a champ, that ear-to-ear grin gamely breathing words into existence about whatever comes to journalists' minds to ask him.

On Saturday, in Cincinnati, he was asked who "the most handsome guy on tour" is, even if he were to name himself. He did not self-identify, however. Cue classic, gregarious Grigor with "the first thing that popped into [his] head":

"I have always been an admirer of Feli, Feli Lopez," Dimitrov offered, adding, "He's just–I mean, every time–he's, like, fit and good and his long hair and the beard."

Somewhere Judy Murray, she of the "Deliciano" moniker for Feliciano Lopez, flashed a broad smile.

But Dimitrov wasn't done. He was going in hard on this one, doubling down in light of respect for the question, or at least for the moment. (It was noted in the transcript to be the last question of this particular press conference.)

"Like, I wish I had his legs," Dimitrov said. "His calves, man. He's strong. Every time walking towards the showers, I'm like, show me those calves again. He starts laughing at me."

Everyone starts laughing–and appreciating the fact that an ATP player in 2017 can voice his self-labeled admiration for one of his peers, even admiration of his physical assets.

That was Dimitrov at his best. That was Grigor not at rest, but open to an oddity of a press-meeting closer and secure in his skin so as to run toward an answer.

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