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Grigor Dimitrov and Daniil Medvedev set bad driving example

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Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov and Russian Daniil Medvedev were caught speeding by the police in Monaco, BNR reported, quoting local media. On the 20-kilometer section between Monaco and Nice, the maximum speed limit is 110 km / h, but Dimitrov and Medvedev drove their cars with over 160. Both were fined 750 euros each. Their driver's licenses were also temporarily confiscated. The Bulgarian was returning from Patrick Mouratoglou’s demonstration tournament in Nice. The tennis players have announced their participation in the Masters tournament in Cincinnati, which this year starts on August 20 in New York. Medvedev was a champion there last year and Dimitrov was winner back in 2017.



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