Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov proceeded to the second round of the men's singles competition at the Mutua Madrid Open.

Dimitrov defeated on Tuesday Donald Young from the USA with 6:4, 3:0 after retirement of the US player in the second set due to an injury.

Bulgaria's best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will play two matches at the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open Tour Tuesday.

Dimitrov's first match will be against US player Donald Young, scheduled to start minutes before 2 pm at the second biggest court of the tournament.

Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov has lost to Pablo Cuevas, opening the way for the Uruguayan to face top-seeded Roger Federer at the final of the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open on Sunday.

Cuevas ended Dimitrov's hopes of facing Federer, beating the Bulgarian 6-2 6-4 on Saturday to reach his fourth career final.

World number two Roger Federer has eased past fellow 33-year old, the Finn Jarkko Nieminen, with a dominant display to reach the quarterfinals of the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open.

Federer, showing flashes of brilliance mixed with occasional errors, closed out in just over an hour to win the second round match 6-2, 7-5.

Tennis great Roger Federer will be competing for a title in a 19th country when he heads the lineup at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open this week as Turkey hosts its first ATP World Tour event.

MADRID - World's No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic will not be hitting the court at the upcoming ATP Masters Series tournament in Madrid for the second consecutive year, a Madrid-based sport daily has reported.

Bulgarian tennis player Sesil Karatancheva progressed two positions in the latest WTA ranking, recording 107th place and moving closer to the top 100.

Karatancheva performed well in the qualifications of the Prague Open and was close to reaching the first round of the main stage of the tournament.

Bulgaria's top female and male tennis players Tsvetana Pironkova and Grigor Dimitrov retained their respective WTA and ATP rankings.

Pironkova, who was defeated in the qualifications of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, retained her 52nd position in the WTA ranking.

The best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov is considering whether to replace his coach Roger Rasheed, media sources suggest.

Reports come after a tough season for Dimitrov, who was suffered a number of defeats in the past months securing more than two victories in a row only in a total of two tournaments.

Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov suffered a heavy defeat at the quartefinals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters tournament.

Dimitrov was defeated with 1:6, 3:6 by Gael Monfils from France in a match that lasted less than an hour, daily Dnevnik reports.