Bulgaria’s tennis players Gergana Topalova, Isabella Shinikova and Rositsa Dencheva achieved victories in the first round of the tennis tournament in Antalya, Turkey, with USD 25,000 in prize money.
Gergana Topalova won versus Dimitra Pavlou, Greece by 7-6(1), 6-7(1), 7-6(4) after 3 hours and 24 minutes of play. Topalova’s next match will be against Paula Ormaechea, Argentina.
Isabella Shinikova won versus another player from Greece – Martha Matoula by 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in one hour and 53 minutes of play. In the round of 16 she will be facing Cagla Buyukakcay, Turkey.
Rositsa Dencheva won hands down – by 6-1, 6-1 – against Lucie Havlickova of Czechia after 68 minutes of play. The next match of the 16-year old Bulgarian player will be against Cristina Dinu of Romania.
Grigor Dimitrov lost 3-6, 6-3, 4-6 to 19-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik in the semi-finals in Shanghai . The match lasted two hours and five minutes. Mensik will meet Novak Djokovic, who beat Roman Safiullin 6-3, 6-2, in the quarter-finals. Next week,..
The best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has qualified for the round of 16 of the Masters tournament in Shanghai. The Bulgarian won 7:6(5), 6:2 against Alexei Popyrin (Australia). This has been the 4th match between the two..
Bulgaria’s best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov qualified for the third round of the 2024 Shanghai Masters with a prize fund of USD 9 million. The ninth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov defeated Zizou Bergs (Belgium) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. The match began on Saturday..
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov has been nominated for the World Tennis Association’s Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. He will be vying against Carlos..
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