Grigor Dimitrov has the superstar girlfriend in Maria Sharapova, and a precocious career which is expected to be meteoric, but Novak Djokovic has warned him to be wary of the pitfalls.
World number one Djokovic and 22-year-old Dimitrov meet in a mouth-watering French Open clash on Saturday, just weeks after the Bulgarian stunned the Serb in Madrid.
The stakes are a lot higher this time round with Djokovic chasing a first French Open title to become only the eighth man to complete a career Grand Slam.
Dimitrov, meanwhile, who has spent his formative years shaking off comparisons to Roger Federer, will be playing in the last-32 of a major for the first time.
"He's still young and he has definitely potential to be one of the top players, but it's a very long way for him," said Djokovic.
"A few tournaments don't change much."
Dimitrov has been long-touted as a Grand Slam title winner in the making, but his progress was stunted by the huge expectations on him.
A former Wimbledon and US Open junior champion, he broke into the top 100 in January 2011.
But it wasn't until almost two years later that he made the top 50.
Now working with Swedish coach Mikael Tillstrom, Dimitrov has worked on his physical fitness and reached his first final at Brisbane in January where he lost to Andy Murray.
