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Grigor Dimitrov scores easy victory against Baghdatis at Wimbledon 2017 tennis tournament

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Bulgaria’s best tennis player Grigor Dimitrov qualified for the third round of Wimbledon 2017 Tennis Tournament. The number 13 seeded Dimitrov defeated 6:3; 6:2; 6:1 Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) in a match of the second round of Wimbledon 2017 that lasted for 105 minutes. Dimitrov won his 8th victory in nine matches against Baghdatis. Grigor earned GBP 90,000 of the prize fund and 90 points for the world rankings. Grigor Dimitrov will face in the third round John Isner (USA) or Dudi Sela (Israel). 




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