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Dimitrov loses the final in Miami, but climbs to 9th place in world tennis

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The most successful Bulgarian tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, remained second at the Masters 1000 tournament in Miami, Florida. The Bulgarian lost 3:6, 1:6 against the second-seeded Jannik Sinner from Italy in the final.

"Congratulations to Jannik, it's not easy to play against him. I couldn't stop him today. But I finally did well in Miami and I'm enjoying the moment. Although I'm not a winner, I feel like one because of the support of the spectators. I also want to thank my team," Dimitrov said at the award ceremony. With the 650 points earned from the tournament, Grigor climbed to ninth place in the world ranking.




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