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Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kuzmanov with first victory at Wimbledon

Photo: Facebook / Dimitar Kuzmanov

Bulgaria's tennis player Dimitar Kuzmanov recorded his first victory in the Wimbledon qualifiers. He defeated the wildcard British Charles Broom with 6:3, 7:5 after an hour and 43 minutes of playing on the grass in London. Thus, he managed to win 16 points for the world rankings, where he has reached the record high position of No.175, as well as 22,356 euros from the Wimbledon prize fund.

The Bulgarian's next opponent is the world's No. 118 Pedro Cachin of Argentina.



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