Bulgaria’s top tennis players, men and women, are ending the year with prestigious positions in the world rankings.
Grigor Dimitrov, who, in his last match played at the finals of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris, occupies 14th position with 2,570 points. Top of the ATP rankings of Novak Djokovic, Serbia, followed by Carlos Alcaraz, Spain and Daniil Medvedev, Russia.
Viktoriya Tomova is ending the year in 80th position in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings with 873 points. During the year the Bulgarian player won the tennis tournament in Valencia with a prize fund of USD 100,000. The rankings are topped by Iga Swiatek, Poland, second comes Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus and third – Coco Gauff, USA.
The draw for the FIDE Women’s World Cup, which begins on July 5 in Batumi (Georgia), has been finalized. Among the 107 competitors are three Bulgarian chess players — Nurgyul Salimova, Antoaneta Stefanova and Nadya Stefanova. In 2023,..
Bulgaria topped the medal standings at the 3rd FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships in Sofia. The team won a total of six medals – four gold and two bronze ones. The Bulgarian gymnasts became world champions in the..
Hristo Tsvetkov won the Vitosha 100 km ultra-marathon and mountain-biking race for the fifth consecutive time, improving his own record. According to the Bulgarian News Agency BTA, he finished the 100-kilometre course in 6:56:40, which is 42 minutes..
Bulgarian tennis talent Ivan Ivanov , seeded sixth at the British Open Junior Tennis Championships, has secured his place in the Wimbledon Grand Slam..
Levski Sofia and Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Israel) drew 0:0 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. The host team dominated..
Bulgarian defender Kaloyan Pehlivanov has been nominated for the Best Young Player of the First Half of the Season award in USL League One...
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