By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday April 16, 2023

Grigor Dimitrov is within the information this Sunday, however not for his tennis, sadly...

The 31-year-old, who's collaborating in subsequent week’s Barcelona Open, had his costly wristwatch stolen by a thief on a bike, who apparently yanked it off of the Bulgarian’s arm after pulling beside him in site visitors.

According to La Vanguardia, the occasions occurred on Friday evening on Avenida de Sarriá in Barcelona. Dimitrov reportedly reached out to regulate his automobile’s mirror after it had been closed by the motorcyclist. The thieves then tore off his watch, a chunk valued at 70,000 euros.

🔴Unos motoristas roban al tenista Grigor Dimitrov un reloj valorado en 70.000 euros en Barcelona

El deportista fue asaltado cuando volvía de entrenar https://t.co/ETMyfMrzll

— La Vanguardia (@LaVanguardia) April 16, 2023

According to experiences, Dimitrov stayed calm, selecting to drive to the police station to report the theft moderately than chasing after the thieves.

Dimitrov isn’t the primary tennis participant to have beneficial watches stolen. Rafael Nadal has twice had Richard Mille watches stolen from him, considered one of them valued at 525,000 and the opposite at 370,000. But he wasn’t approached by thieves in broad daylight.

It is believed that skilled thieves traveled to Barcelona to commit the theft, figuring out that athletes and nicely to do professionals are on the town for the match.

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