Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will face Milos Raonic in the semi-final of the China Open. The match is at 16:00 Bulgarian time.

Dimitrov reached the semi-final after a remarkable victory over Spain's Rafael Nadal (6:2, 6:4). He earned his first victory against the Spaniard after eight matches by playing at a very high level.

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria has made it to the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament in Beijing after facing touch challenge by Lucas Pouille of France.

Dimitrov turned the table after being at the verge of defeat, at 6:7, 4:5.

At two points from defeat, however, the Bulgarian returned the breakthrough, resulting in a tie-break. The game ended 6:7(3), 7:6(0), 6:4.

The highest-ranking Bulgarian tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, made it to the second round of China Open after a hard victory against Steve Johnson.

It took Dimitrov three sets and 2 h 45 min to defeat Johnson in a 7:6, 6:7, 6:4 game. Specialized websites suggest that Dimitrov dominated the game, but missed several opportunities to score a swift win.

Bulgaria's highest-ranking tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has made it back into the twenty best players according to the ATP's website.

Dimitrov has been progressing within the ATP rankings over the past weeks, his current result being a spot up compared to last Monday.

At 1735 points, he is ten points behind Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay and thirty ahead of Croatia's Ivo Karlović.

CHENGDU - Serbia's Dusan Lajovic has ended his campaign at the ATP tennis tournament in Chengdu, China, after losing to third-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 in Round 2 on Wednesday.

Dimitrov won their first-ever encounter after 91 minutes of play.

The prize money in Chengdu is 840,915 dollars.

CHENGDU - Serbia's Dusan Lajovic has got off to a successful start at the ATP tennis tournament in Chengdu, China, by beating Federico Delbonis of Argentina 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round.

Lajovic came from behind to win the match after 104 minutes of play.

Delbonis is 32nd in the ATP world rankings, 32 positions above Lajovic.

Bulgaria's highest-ranking tennis player Grigor Dimitrov is to play against Diego Schwartzman in the third round of a tournament in Chengdu, China.

It was in a match against Schwartzman that Dimitrov was on the brink of grabbing the title of Istanbul Open this spring, but surprisingly lost 7:6, 6:7(4), 0:6.

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria has improved his standing in the ATP ranking of tennis players, the association's website shows.

Dimitrov is now the world's No 21, according to ATP, despite not having taken part in official tournaments over the past week (rankings are updated every Monday).

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria has once again improved his standing in the ATP ranking, the association's website shows.  

Dimitrov has gained two spots, now being the world's No 22.

The result follows his performance at the US Open, where he made it to the fourth round of the tennis tournament but lost to Andy Murray.

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria dropped out of the US Open tournament before the quarterfinals stage after losing to the world's No 2, Andy Murray.

The game lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes.

Murray defeated Dimitrov 6:1, 6:2, 6:2, securing his seventh victory against the Bulgarian contender.