Jurgen Zopp

Tipsarevic wins Bangkok opener

BANGKOK - Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic has got off to a successful start at the ATP Challenger in Bangkok after beating Estonian Jurgen Zopp 6-4, 6-1 in the opening round on Tuesday.

Tipsarevic will next face Cedrik-Marcel Stebe of Germany.

The prize money in Bangkok is 50,000 dollars.

Tanjug file photo, T. Valic

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Reaches Stockholm Quarter Finals

Bulgaria's best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has reached the quarter-finals of the tennis tournament in Stockholm.

The 2013 champion skipped the start of the main draw. In the second round on Thursday, the second-seeded Bulgarian crushed qualifier Jürgen Zopp who is currently the number one Estonian tennis player (6:3, 6:2).

 

Lajovic through to second round in Bucharest

BUCHAREST - Serbia's tennis player Dusan Lajovic has reached the second round of the ATP tournament in Bucharest, after defeating Jurgen Zopp of Estonia 7-5, 6-1 on Tuesday.

Lajovic outplayed the world's No. 157 for about an hour. In his bid for the quarterfinals, he will take on fourth seed Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic, who skipped the first round.