Grigor Dimitrov Confirms Relationship With Russian Heiress Lolita Osmanova

Grigor Dimitrov is currently dating Russian heiress Lolita Osmanova. Osmanova is the daughter of a wealthy Russian businessman, Eldar Osmanov, who owns energy sales holding company Mezhregionsoyenergo.

The pair have been dating since late 2020. Osmanova is the CEO of Luxury International Magazine, which is published monthly in 8 countries. 

Osmanova was previously married to Gaspar Avdolyan. The couple had a grand $10 million wedding at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles that featured a giant golden cake and a performance from Lady Gaga.

Since 2015 Dimitrov was dating Nicole Scherzinger, an American singer, songwriter, and TV personality.  Dimitrov talked about having kids with  Scherzinger but their busy schedules made their relationship difficult.

Dimitrov previously dated Maria Sharapova for 3 years. Prior to that, he dated Serena Williams for a short time.  

Dimitrov comes from a sports family – his father is a tennis coach and his mother, a former volleyball player.  He reached a career-high ranking of world number 3 in 2017. He reached the semifinals of a grand slam three times his career. He is the highest-ranked Bulgarian player in history. He is also the first Bulgarian man to win an ATP title.

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Tennis’ Bad Boys Benoit Paire And Fabio Fognini Get A Warning From Babolat. Are Sponsors Finally Stepping Up?

Sponsors have typically turned a blind eye when their star player throws a racquet or abuses an umpire. But looks like tennis’ perennial bad boys, Benoit Paire and Fabio Fognini have gone too far.

Babolat, which sponsors both Paire and Fognini issued a statement warning them but the racquet maker will continue to work with them.

At Babolat, tennis runs in our blood. We believe in the strength of our sport and, defend its values of respect, fair play, team spirit, friendship, and fun of the game. Sometimes a family member can go through a complex period and forget the importance of these values and the example we must pass on to all fans of the sport.

Concerned about the recent outbursts of Benoit Paire and Fabio Fognini, we have informed them that we do not approve of their behavior. Today, we reaffirmed our values and the importance of respecting them. We will think in more detail with Benoit and Fabio about the suites to be given and see together how to accompany them.

-Babolat

The French Tennis Federation (FTF) banned Benoit Paire from participating in the Olympics. Paire has been a vocal critic of the COVID-19 bubble and has been tanking in his matches in the last few months.

Fabio Fognini was disqualified from the Barcelona Open after abusing a line judge. Fognini has a long history of bad behavior on the court but this was his first time to have defaulted from a match. 

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