Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov retains his fourth position in the ATP world rankings. The Bulgarian did not play tournaments last week, preparing for the Dubai race.

Dimitrov has 4635 points, ranking the oldest leader in the standings - 36-year-old Roger Federer (10,105), Rafael Nadal (9760 points) and Marin Cilic (4960 points).

For the first time since October 2012, Grand Slam winning record holder Roger Federer has again climbed to the top of the world tennis rankings. At 36, the Swiss replaced Rafael Nadal (Spain) and officially became the oldest number one in history. The previous record holder was Andre Agassi (USA), who headed the ATP rankings at 33 in 2003.

Grigor Dimitrov lost 2:6, 2:6 in the final of the ATP 500 series in Rotterdam, where the best Bulgarian tennis player faced Roger Federer. The Swiss, who  officially returned as No. 1 in the world rankings, was outstanding in his game and won for 55 minutes.

ROTTERDAM - Serbian Filip Krajinovic has ended his campaign at the Rotterdam tennis tournament after losing 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the second round on Thursday.

Second-seeded Dimitrov won after 103 minutes of play and is now 3-0 head-to-head against Krajinovic.

Our best tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, qualified for the second time after 2013 for the semifinals of the tournament in a hall in Rotterdam with a prize of 2 million euros, reported bTV. 

With the victory, the 26-year-old tennis player guarantees his return to fourth place in the world rankings, which will replace the German Alexander Zverev.

Grigor Dimitrov achieved a second victory at the ATP 500 series in Rotterdam, which placed him in the quarterfinals. The fifth in the world rankings beat Serbian Philip Krajinovic with 2:0 (7-6 (4), 7-5). The duel was generally the same and the victory did not come easily.

Grigor Dimitrov qualified for the second round of the Rotterdam tennis tournament (Hall, € 1.86 million). In his first match after the Australian Open in January, the World No. 5 won against Yuichi Sugita (Jap) with 6:4, 7:6(5).

Mirza Basic is the big champion of DIEMA XTRA Sofia Open. In a very interesting final, opposing two surprising rivals, the Bosnian defeated Marius Coppel in a two-hour battle - 7:6 (6), 6:7(4), 6:4.

Grigor Dimitrov expressed the sorrow of his deceased grandfather with a picture of the garden in the Haskovo village of Stoykovo. He was named after his grandfather, who died earlier in January. Dimitrov published in social networks a photo of his grandfather's garden, to which he wrote: "I Miss you". 

Grigor Dimitrov will go out for the quarterfinals at the Australian Open against Kyle Edmund on Tuesday afternoon.

The meeting of the Bulgarian is the last of the daily session of the central court  and will begin not before 5:30 am Bulgarian time.