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Grigor Dimitrov reaches third round of the Australian Open

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The most successful Bulgarian tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, has reached the third round of the Australian Open for the ninth time in his career. This happened after the Bulgarian, placed 13th in the scheme, won 6:3, 6:2, 4:6, 6:4 against Thanasi Kokkinakis. This was Dimitrov’s seventh win of the year without a loss.

Dimitrov's next opponent is the Portuguese Nuno Borges, who unexpectedly eliminated No. 23 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina from Spain after 7:6(7), 6:3, 6:3.



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