Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov back on track at searing Australian Open

MELBOURNE - Emiratesvoice

World number three Grigor Dimitrov got his Australian Open back on track Friday with a gutsy win on another searing day, as organizers defended the tournament heat policy. The third seed had plenty to prove after a huge second-round fright from a qualifier, who pushed him to five sets. And the Bulgarian delivered in a testing 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4Read more

Nadal pullout leaves Federer as last man standing

London - Emirates Voice

Rafael Nadal's dramatic withdrawal from the ATP Finals in London leaves Roger Federer as the only megastar standing at a tournament now looking seriously short of star power. The Spanish world number one produced an astonishing never-say-die performance in his opening round-robin match at the O2 Arena late on Monday despite obvious discomfort, digging deep to save four match pointsRead more

Dimitrov beats Del Potro for first time

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Grigor Dimitrov beat big-hitting Argentine Juan Martin del Potro for the first time in six career attempts to book a place in the last eight at the Cincinnati Open on Thursday. The seventh-seeded Bulgarian advanced to his eighth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarterfinal with a 6-3 7-5 victory over Del Potro, who struggled with the intense heat in theRead more

Dimitrov downs Kyrgios to win Cincinnati Open

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Grigor Dimitrov clinched the biggest title of his career and enjoyed a huge confidence boost ahead of the US Open by beating Nick Kyrgios 6-3 7-5 to win the Cincinnati Open on Sunday. With three of the 'Big Four' players nursing injuries and Rafa Nadal knocked out in the quarterfinals by Kyrgios, Bulgarian Dimitrov grasped his chance with both hands,Read more

Dimitrov underlines potential with emphatic Baghdatis win

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Grigor Dimitrov gave an exhibition of his enormous talent on Thursday, striding emphatically into the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-3 6-2 6-1 win over Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis. The 13th-seeded Bulgarian looked less like his "Baby Federer" nickname and more like the Swiss maestro all grown up as he made light work of Baghdatis, a former semifinalist at theRead more

Cilic downs Muller to reach Queen's final

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Croatia's Marin Cilic reached his third Queen's Club final as the world number seven won the battle of the big servers to beat Gilles Muller 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 on Saturday. Cilic became the first player to break Muller in the tournament despite a barrage of 22 aces from the world number 26 and hammered down 20 aces of his ownRead more

Second seed Dimitrov crashes out of Stuttgart Open

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Second seed Grigor Dimitrov slumped to a 7-6 (4) 6-3 loss to world number 155 Jerzy Janowicz at the Stuttgart Open on Thursday, with the Pole booking a surprise quarter-final spot. Janowicz made the most of momentary lapses in concentration by Dimitrov, who followed top seed Roger Federer, beaten by Tommy Haas on Wednesday, out of the Wimbledon warmup event.Read more

Nishikori suffers sixth successive final loss

Buenos Aires - Arab Today

Japanese top seed Kei Nishikori lost a sixth successive final on Sunday (Feb 19) when he was defeated by Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in the Buenos Aires clay-court title match. The world number five had already lost in the Brisbane final in January to Grigor Dimitrov which followed 2016 defeats in tournament deciders in Basel (against Marin Cilic),Read more

Thiem pounces after Zverev teenage tantrum

Rotterdam - Arab Today

Austria's Dominic Thiem battled into the second round of the Rotterdam World Tennis on Wednesday after Alexander Zverev's challenge fizzled out in a racquet-smashing tantrum. The German teenager lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 after dominating in the first set against second seed Thiem. He ended up smashing a racquet with five heavy blows in the final set after dropping serve. TheRead more

Grigor Dimitrov wins ATP title in Sofia

Sofia - ArabToday

Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov won the final of the ATP 250 Garanti Koza Sofia Open tournament here on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over David Goffin of Belgium. Dimitrov lifted his second ATP title for this season and sixth in his career, warmly applauded by 12,000 spectators in Arena Armeec Hall. Thanks to his excellent performance this season,Read more