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Grigor Dimitrov starts with victory in London

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Grigor Dimitrov registered his first victory in the final tournament of the men's tennis association.In the Pete Sampras group Bulgaria's top tennis player won with 6:3, 5:7 and 7:5 over Dominic Thiem, Austria. The Bulgarian reached this victory within 2 hours and 21 minutes. World No. 1 Rafael Nadal began his participation in the tournament with a loss from Belgian David Goffen and announced he is withdrawing from the finals because of an injury. Grigor Dimitrov will secure a place in the semi-finals if he defeats Goffen on Wednesday.



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