World number four Grigor Dimitrov was flying high over Dubai Marina on Monday as he experienced a ride on the longest urban zipline.
The Xline flies over land and water at up to 80km per hour and took the Bulgarian from heights of 170 metres down to ground level.
Post adventure Dimitrov said: “I’ve done a lot of ziplines but there is nothing you can compare to this; it takes my breath away to be honest. It looks a bit frightening, I’m not going to lie about that. Getting here, I was nervous but hey you only live once and this is something I would love to do and let’s do it. I’m pretty excited so hopefully I don’t disappoint.”
The tennis player continued: “There is so much you can do here in Dubai. I’ve been here more than once, for holidays too because I have good friends here. It feels a bit different coming here to play but at the same time it’s important to do something outside of the court to feel mentally that you are doing something different; to come back to the court a bit fresher and a bit more excited. Hopefully, I will play some good tennis.”
He added: “I haven’t played here for a long time... My expectations this year are, of course, I want to win the tournament but what’s most important for me is I build after every match I play and hopefully I’m able to deliver.”
The tournament top seed won the Nitto ATP Finals last year.
