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Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in action during his first round match against Russia’s Karen Khachanov REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

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Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in action during his first round match against Russia’s Karen Khachanov REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
On October 27th, at the Vienna Open, we saw Grigor Dimitrov battle against Karen Khachanov. Since both were ranked in the top 20, tennis fans were expecting a very tough contest and they were not disappointed.
The first set of the match was incredibly competitive. Both men were serving incredibly well and that led us to witness a tiebreaker. In the tiebreaker, both men refused to give up and it could’ve gone either way. However, Dimitrov held his nerve and won it 8-6 to get the upper hand in the match.
In the second set, the Bulgarian started off extremely well as he broke the Khachanov serve to go up 3-0. He went on to break him again to up 5-1 but the Russian immediately broke back. Sadly, it was too late for him to get back into the match as Dimitrov won 7-6, 6-3 to shatter Karen’s chances of qualifying for the ATP Finals.
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Tennis – ATP 500 – Erste Bank Open – Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria – October 27, 2020 Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov in action during his first-round match.; It was against Russia’s Karen Khachanov REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
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Grigor Dimitrov May Get Opportunity For Revenge
After a sensational win against Khachanov, Dimitrov has now progressed to the round of 16. There he will either face Jan-Lennard Struff or the player he is seeking revenge against – Stefanos Tsitsipas.
If he does manage to beat him, Grigor will be very happy. But what will make him even happier is if he wins the title in Vienna. A win there will help him go up in the rankings as he will move from No.20 to No. 12. This is a huge jump and he is definitely hoping to make it.
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