Dudi Sela

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov has qualified for the 8th finals of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis tournament, reported BNT.

Dimitrov took the lead by 6-1, 6-1 when his opponent Dudi Sela abandoned the game in the third set because of an injury.

The match lasted one hour and three minutes.

When one is a strong player all the time, 20% of their victory comes before the game begins, Bulgaria's highest-ranking tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, has said.

Dimtrov has given a interview to private broadcaster NOVA ahead of his first game at Sofia Open, scheduled for Thursday. He will face either Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) or Dudi Sela (Israel).

The highest ranking Bulgarian male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov proceeded to the second round of the Delray Beach Open.

In a match from the first round, Dimitrov defeated Dudi Sela from Israel with 6:4, 6:2 in slightly more than an hour.

This is the first appearance of the Bulgarian in the tournament, in which he is seeded fourth.

Romania has 3-0 against Israel in the tennis Davis Cup, after the doubles match between Florin Mergea/Horia Tecau and cup Bar Tzuf Botzer/Edan Leshem ended 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.

Team Romania around non-playing captain Andrei Pavel (centre)
Photo credit: (c) Cristian NISTOR / AGERPRES FLOW

Romania's team is leading Israel 2-0 after the first day of the Davis Cup, thanks to the win of Marius Copil, who defeated Dudi Sela 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2, Friday evening, in the Transilvania Hall in Sibiu (rd 272 km north-west of Bucharest), in the first round of the competition, Group I of the Europe and Africa zone.

Photo credit: (c) Cristian NISTOR / AGERPRES PHOTO

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov has notched up his first win at U.S. Open after beating American Ryan Harrison in three straight sets, 6-2 7-6, 6-2.

After Wednesday's victory, Dimitrov advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open.