Cocky Dimitrov confident of French title

Composed on court and dating Maria Sharapova off it, Grigor Dimitrov lived up to his billing by confidently predicting French Open victory.

The 22-year-old Bulgarian, dubbed "Baby Federer" due to the high expectations of him, beat the rain to make the second round at Roland Garros with world number one Novak Djokovic a potential third round rival.

But Dimitrov, who has yet to get beyond the last 64 of a major, is already looking beyond a possible clash with the top seeded Serb, who he defeated at the Rome Masters in the run-up to Paris.

When asked if he could win the tournament, his reply was a simple: "Yeah".

"You come into a tournament, you've got to be ready and come positive and loaded with energy. Playing matches and playing good players gives you confidence.

"With every match you're starting to wonder, you know, I can go further. Then I think once that talk kind of seals in your head and you have that set of mind, that I can win and coming on court every day and trying to do something better."