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Grigor Dimitrov triumphs with the title in Brisbane

Photo: АР, Terius Pickard /BTA

The best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov had a triumphant final at the tennis tournament in Brisbane (Australia) from the ATP 250 series with a prize fund of 661,585 dollars. The second-seeded Bulgarian defeated number 1 Holger Rune from Denmark 7:6 (5) and 6:4 in 1:47 hours of play. 

So Grigor Dimitrov won the title with five wins and only one lost set. 

This is Dimitrov's second title out of three finals in Brisbane. In the first, the Bulgarian conceded in the dispute for the trophy in 2013 to Andy Murray. In the second case, which is from the 2017 season, Grigor became the champion after winning in the final versus Kei Nishikori, BTA reported.

Dimitrov played in the 18th ATP final of his career and won his ninth title.



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