Tennis players

The best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov qualified for the second round of the US Open in New York. Dimitrov, ranked No. 15 in the men's circuit, defeated the "wild card" representative of the hosts, Sam Rifis, with 6:1, 7: 6 (3), 6:3 in 2:05 hours. The Bulgarian had no problems in the first set, in which he made two breakthroughs.

From August 30 to September 12, Novak will try to win the fourth Grand Slam in 2021.

The main reason he will not be at the US Open, but at other tournaments as well until the end of the year, is a foot injury.
"Hello everyone, I want to inform you that unfortunately I will not play anymore this season. Honestly, I have had too many problems with foot injuries in the last year and I have to take a break," Nadal said on Twitter.

Grigor Dimitrov was eliminated in the third round of the Masters Series tennis tournament in Cincinnati (USA).

He was defeated by Daniil Medvedev (6-3, 6-3). Medvedev, who is second in the ATP rankings and placed №1 in the scheme, managed to make two serve breaks in each set to overcome his Bulgarian opponent.

Bulgaria's first racket, Grigor Dimitrov, won an excellent victory over a strong rival - the 16th in the world Roberto Bautista Agut, 6:3, 6:4 at the Masters tournament in Cincinnati (USA). The match was from the first round of the race.

The Bulgarian tennis player was in a series of three consecutive losses - at Wimbledon, in Washington and Toronto.

Romanian-German double Horia Tecau/Kevin Krawietz on Tuesday progressed to the men's doubles round of 16 at the 4,845,025-USD Western and Southern Open tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio, the US, after defeating Argentina's Federico Delbonis/Diego Schwartzman double 7-5 6-3. N.5 Tecau-Krawietz prevailed in an hour and 15 minutes.

Tennis player Simona Halep, world number 10, said on Thursday morning, before leaving for Canada to compete in the National Bank Open 2021 tournament, that she has recovered from a torn muscle, adding that the recent past, when she had to retire from Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the Olympics, was the hardest in her career. "Anything is possible in such an injury.

World No. 1, after the defeat by Pablo Carreño Busta for bronze in singles, withdrew from the fight for the bronze medal with Nina Stojanovi against the Australians Barty and Pierce.
The reason why Novak could not fight for the medal was also revealed.
Due to a shoulder injury, Novak Djokovic was forced to give up the last match in Tokyo.

World No. 1 lost the semifinal match to the German Alexander Zverev after three sets - 6: 1, 3: 6, 1: 6.
Djokovic will play for the bronze medal in singles, which he won in Beijing in 2008, and his opponent will be Pablo Carreño Busta.

After 70 minutes of play, world no. 1 defeated the 69th player in the world, the Japanese Kei Nishikori, 6: 2, 6: 0.
Thus, the winner of three Grand Slam titles in 2021 approached the big goal, winning gold in Tokyo.
Novak and Kei have not played for a long time, since the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 2019.