Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Grigor Dimitrov reaches round of 16 at Wimbledon

Photo: BTA

Grigor Dimitrov scored a three-set victory (6:3, 6:4, 6:3) against Gaël Monfils from France on his way to the fourth round of Wimbledon. Thus, for the second year in a row, he reaches this phase of the tournament.

The Bulgarian handled his 37-year-old rival with ease and the match lasted just one hour and 47 minutes. This is Grigor Dimitrov's second win over Gaël Monfils in a total of six matches. In the next round, his opponent will be Russian Daniil Medvedev or German Jan-Lennard Struff.

After the match, Grigor Dimitrov said that he feels great and is ready for new challenges.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Football: Bulgaria qualifies for a playoff for the Nation’s League second division

The Bulgarian national football team drew 1-1 with Belarus in the final round of the group stage of the Nations League.  Vasil Panayotov scored for Bulgaria in the 13th minute . Yury Kovalev from Belarus equalized in the 70th minute. Bulgaria..

published on 11/19/24 10:42 AM

Tennis player Grigor Dimitrov ends the year in top 10

Bulgaria’s best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov ended the 2024 season in the Top 10 of the world rankings. The 33-year-old Bulgarian has an asset of 3350 points and retains his 10th position. This is Dimitrov's best achievement since the end of 2017,..

published on 11/18/24 6:07 PM

Ivan Cheparinov scores a victory in the eighth round of the European Individual Chess Championship in Montenegro

Ivan Cheparinov scored a victory in the eighth round of the European Individual Chess Championship in Petrovac, Montenegro. The Bulgarian grandmaster played with the black pieces and secured a brilliant win over Ukrainian Ihor Samunenkov. The..

published on 11/17/24 10:21 AM