The Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov This Saturday he finished his match against the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillassuspended yesterday due to rain, and qualified for Chengdu tournament quarterfinals for what it means 400th win since he joined the ATP circuit, fifteen years ago.
At 32 years old, Dimitrov is looking to win his ninth individual title on the hard courts of the Chinese city, where he has played twice. Varillas was unable to stop it despite his opponent’s serve being broken at the beginning of the second set. The Bulgarian, third favorite in the tournament, finally won 6-3, 6-4.
Dimitrov’s opponent in the quarterfinals, who was ranked third in the world and is now ranked 20th, is Australian Christopher O’Connell. This season the Bulgarian played in one final, in Geneva, which he lost to Chilean Nicolás Jarry in May.
Lorenzo Musetti, second seed in the tournament, also reached the quarterfinals after overcoming a difficult match against Australian Philip Sekulic, from the qualifying phase. The Italian won the first set tiebreaker, lost the second set and did not concede a single game to his rival in the final.
Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, who eliminated American Marcos Girón, will be Musetti’s opponent in the next round.
Source: La Verdad
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