Bulgaria’s best female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova scored an easy victory versus Liudmila Samsonova (Russia) in a match of the first round of Yarra Valley Classic tennis tournament in Melbourne with a total prize fund of USD 565,000.
Pironkova defeated Samsonova 6:2, 6:1. Pironkova is to face Donna Vekić (Croatia) in the second round of the tournament. Yarra Valley Classic is a lead-up tournament to the 2021 Australian Open, which is to begin on February 8.
Grigor Dimitrov's path to defending his Brisbane title seemed to clear after top seed Novak Djokovic withdrew . However, the Bulgarian's hopes were dashed in the semi-finals, as he retired with an injury while trailing 4-6, 4-4 against Czech Jiri..
Defending his title in Brisbane, Grigor Dimitrov bested Australian Jordan Thompson 6-1, 2-1, with Thompson retiring due to injury. It was the Bulgarian's sixth appearance in the semi-finals of the ATP 250 series in the Australian city. Dimitrov's..
Grigor Dimitrov has given the start of the Bulgarian sports year 2025 with his round of 16 match at the ATP 250 tournament in Brisbane, where he is defending his title. The Bulgarian won 6:2, 7:6(5) against Australian tennis player..
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