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Federer, Sharapova cruise at Open as Ivanovic crashes
Big guns Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova successfully blasted their way into the Australian Open second round yesterday but the Grand Slam dream of Ana Ivanovic was shattered.
Nadal, Murray cruise at Open as Ivanovic crashes
Big guns Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray successfully blasted their way into the Australian Open second round Jan. 19 but the Grand Slam dream of Ana Ivanovic was shattered.
Third seed Nadal and sixth seed Murray both enjoyed straight sets wins, with rising stars Simona Halep and Grigor Dimitrov also progressing comfortably on a cool and windy Melbourne day.
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Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Starts Australian Open with Victory
Bulgaria's No.1 male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov started successfully his participation in the first Grand Slam tournament for the year - the Australian Open on Monday.
In just over an hour Dimitrov defeated Dustin Brown from Germany with 6:2, 6:3, 6:2 in the first round of the men's singles competition in Melbourne, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.
Roger Federer Beats Grigor Dimitrov in Brisbane Semifinal
Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has lost a Brisbane International semifinal match to Switzerland's Roger Federer 2:6, 2:6.
Federer took just 53 minutes to beat fourth-seeded Dimitrov on Saturday, thereby reaching the final of the Brisbane International.
Federer will now play Canada's Milos Raonic in Sunday's final.
Grigor Dimitrov Beats Slovakia's Klizan in Quarterfinals of ATP Brisbane
Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov defeated Slovakia's Martin Klizan 6-3, 6-4 in a match of the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International Men's Singles on Friday.
Dimitrov took 72 minutes to beat Klizan and reach the semi-finals of the tennis tournament.
His victory won him USD 22 800 and 90 points in the ATP ranking, according to reports of the BGNES news agency.
Grigor Dimitrov Reaches Brisbane Doubles Semifinals
Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has scored a third consecutive victory in Brisbane.
Grigor Dimitrov and Thanasi Kokkinakis made it into the Brisbane doubles semifinals after defeating Robert Lindstedt and Marcin Matkowski 6:3, 6:7, 10:7, according to reports of the BGNES news agency.
The Bulgarian-Australian team will next play Kei Nishikori/Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Grigor Dimitrov Starts Season with Victory in Brisbane
Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov started the new season with a victory in the men's doubles competition at the Brisbane International tournament.
The Bulgarian and his partner Thanasi Kokkinakis from Australia defeated Jeremy Chardy (France) and Lukasz Kubot (Poland) with 6:3, 3:6, 10:8, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.
Novinite's Personalities in the News 2014 Poll Is Open by mid-February
Bulgaria's largest English-language media Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and our Bulgarian-language service Novinite.bg invite you, our readers from around the world, to select Bulgaria's "Personalities in the News" for 2014!
Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov to Start Against Chardy in Brisbane
Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov is to face Jeremy Chardy from France in the second round of the Brisbane International tournament.
In the first round Chardy won with 6:4, 6:4 against Andrey Golubev from Kazahkstan in a tight match, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.
Grigor Dimitrov Declared Bulgaria’s Best Sportsperson for 2014
Star tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has won the award Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year for 2014.
In 2014, Dimitrov made it into the top 10 of ATP, reaching place 8, and won three titles, getting to the ½-finals of Wimbledon and the ¼-finals of Australian Open, according to reports of Sega daily. He currently holds 11th place in the ATP ranking.