Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov recorded his first victory against Roger Federer on Wednesday.

This was achieved in the BNP Paribas Showdown, which was played in the Madison Square Garden in New York.

Dimitrov, who had suffered three defeats in his official encounters with Federer, won the exhibition match with 6:2, 1:6, 7:5, Sportal.bg reports.

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov prepares for the BNP Paribas Showdown with Roger Federer in Madison Square Garden in New York.

The encounter between Dimitrov and Federer, which will be the culmination of the World Tennis Day, promises to turn into a real spectacle.

Bulgaria's tennis team defeated Latvia with 4:1 and proceeded to the second round of Group II Europe/Africa of the Davis Cup.

The Bulgarians started with a defeat on Friday after Aleksandar Lazov lost to Martins Podzus with 3:6, 5:7, 5:7.

Bulgaria lost its first match against Latvia in Group II Europe/Africa Zone of the Davis Cup on Friday.

Aleksandar Lazov lost to Martins Podzus with 3:6, 5:7, 5:7 in a match that lasted slightly over two hours and a half, daily Dnevnik reports.

The match did not start well for Lazov, who conceded a break and came 1:4 behind.

Bulgaria's best male tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, has dropped out of the ATP top ten.

On Wednesday Dimitrov dropped out of the Acapulco tennis tournament in the second round after losing the match with Ryan Harrison of the US.

Harrison defeated Dimitrov 7-5 4-6 6-0 in Acapulco to proceed to the next round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov was ousted from the second round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament in Acapulco on Wednesday.

Dimitrov was defeated by Ryan Harrison from the USA with 5:7, 6:4, 0:6 in a match that lasted one hour 45 minutes, daily Dnevnik reports.

Bulgaria's top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has defeated Serbia's Filip Krajinovic 6:3, 5:7, 6:0 in a match of the first round of the ATP Acapulco 2015.

Tuesday's match lasted 2.02 hours, according to reports of dnevnik.bg.

In the second round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tennis tournament, 23-year-old Dimitrov is to play Ryan Harrison of the US.

Bulgarian star tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has returned to the top 10 of the global ATP ranking.

Dimitrov moved one place up to number ten.

The 23-year-old Bulgarian has 3465 points, followed by Croatia's Marin Cilic with 3480 points, according to reports of dnevnik.bg.

Bulgarian star tennis player Grigor Dimitrov dropped out of the 2015 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam after being defeated by Luxembourg's Gilles Muller 2:6, 6:7(8).

Fifth seed Grigor Dimitrov Dimitrov dropped out of the Rotterdam 500 tournament in the second round.

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