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Victorious start for Grigor at Australian Open

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Best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov kicked off his Australian Open participation with an expected victory. Placed under No 15, he won 7:6 (2), 6:3, 6:3 versus No 231 in the ATP rankings - Australian Christopher O’Connell. In the second round the Bulgarian will face No 105 in the world rankings – Korean Chung Hyeon. They both haven’t met till now. Tsvetana Pironkova dropped off in the first round at women, losing 1:6, 6:4, 1:6 to No 3 Agnieszka "Aga" Radwańska from Poland.




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