Dimitrov 'back in love' with sport

Grigor Dimitrov was once in danger of spending his career either struggling to live up to being dubbed the "new Federer" or being known as the boyfriend of Maria Sharapova.

But with Federer sidelined from the US Open, and with Dimitrov and Sharapova no longer the sport's golden couple, the 25-year-old Bulgarian is enjoying having the spotlight lifted from him.

"I think a lot has changed over the past year and a half for me. I fell in love with tennis again. It's simple as that," said Dimitrov, a former world No 8, now down at 24 in the rankings.