Istanbul Open

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, the highest-ranking Bulgarian tennis player, apologized for his actions at the ATP Istanbul final on Sunday.

Dimitrov lost to Diego Schwartzman of Argentina after leading on him 7:6, 5:2.

Schwartzman, however, caught up with the Bulgarian, winning a tie-breaker in the second set and reaching the 6th game of the third set.

The highest-ranking Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has been defeated 7:6, 6:7, 6:0 by  Argentina's Diego Schwartzman at the ATP Istanbul final.

Schwartzman, who is currently No 87 in the ATP rankings (Dimitrov is No 29), was playing at a final of a major ATP tournament for the first time.

Bulgaria's highest-ranking tennis player Grigor Dimitrov made it on Wednesday to the quarterfinals at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open tournament in Turkey, defeating qualifier Adrian Ungur (Romania).

The match lasted two hours and 14 minutes, with second-seeded Dimitrov winning a hard battle against Ungur that ended 7:5, 4:6, 7:5.

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.

Bulgarian top tennis player Grigod Dimitrov has defeated Croatia's Ivan Dodig in a TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open match.

Dimitrov has made it to the semifinals by defeating Dodig 6-4, 6-3, adding 90 points to his result in the ATP Rankings.

To find his way into the final match, he will have to face either Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) or Thomaz Bellucci.

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.

Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer will compete at the first edition of TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open in April, organizers announced on Feb. 17.

The first-ever ATP World Tour event in Turkey will be played on clay from April 27-May 3 at the Koza World of Sports facility where the center court features a retractable roof and will provide seating for 7,500 people.