Grigor Dimitrov's 'silly' photo on tube surprises and delights fans
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Updated 23/06/2015 at 07:07 GMT
Tennis players are not often found taking public transport, particularly not the biggest stars in the sport - but Grigor Dimitrov has managed to surprise fans everywhere.
Grigor Dimitrov playing at the Queen's Club
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The Bulgarian has become a very big name in the sport as a result of both hitting the top 10, reaching a career-high ranking of eight last August, and for being the partner of five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova.
With his girlfriend currently the world's top-paid female athlete, it's no surprise that Dimitrov's profile and popularity have exploded since the two became an item.
But the 24-year-old has earned his high-profile status within the sport with some big successes, including reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon last year.
So it was a big shock for fans to see him nonchalantly riding the tube in London ahead of the 2015 Championships at the All England Club.
Dimitrov was not only spotted on the London Underground, but he was photographed in some very unusual positions, including one which he posted on his Twitter page.
The showman decided to hang upside down from the bars at the top of the tube while holding on to the rubber handles used to support commuters.
It was a mischievous photo and one which endeared fans to the Bulgarian, who lost to Gilles Muller at the Queen's Club last week.
It is not often that fans get to see the fun side of their sporting heroes' personalities, so seeing him posing in such bizarre fashion on the District Line really was something.
"Feeling silly! #londontube," he wrote on his Twitter page alongside the striking photo, which gained mostly positive feedback from his fans.
Suddenly perhaps realising that he needed to act more seriously, Dimitrov then posed for a photo of him gazing wistfully out of the tube window with the caption "Sunk in thoughts!".
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Grigor Dimitrov riding the tube in London (Instagram)
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Having been beaten in the last four by Novak Djokovic in 2014, he will be hoping that fans will take as much delight in his play over the next few weeks as they did his crazy photo.
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