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Grigor Dimitrov defeats Sugita, heads to Cincinnati semifinals

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Bulgaria’s top tennis player Grigor Dimtrov earned a categorical victory 6:2, 6:1 against Yuichi Sugita of Japan at the Masters tennis tournament in Cincinnati, USA. It took Dimitrov just 52 minutes to win the match. Yuichi Sugita, 28, is 46th in the ATP rankings.

Grigor Dimitrov has thus reached the semifinals in the tournament. This has happened for the second time in his career. His next rival is John Isner (USA) who eliminated his compatriot Jared Donaldson 7:6, 7:5.




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