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Bulgarian teenager tops Tennis Europe junior rankings

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14-year-old Ivan Ivanov is now at the top of the rankings of Tennis Europe for U14 Boys category. In May, Ivanov won two Tennis Europe tournaments in Bulgaria. He triumphed with the titles in the singles among the juniors at the strong tournament for the 14 & Under category in Burgas and at the international tennis tournament Santa Marina Junior Cup in Sozopol for athletes under 16. 

Ivanov trains at the Varna-based tennis club "Super Sport" with Tihomir and Kristin Grozdanov. He also periodically goes for training at the Rafael Nadal Academy.

Two more young Bulgarian tennis player are in the top 100 in the rankings for teenagers under 14 years of age. Dimitar Kisimov is 67 and Alexander Tolev is 82.



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