2024-08-23 03:46:28
Grigor Dimitrov will have to wait a bit before learning his first opponent at the US Open.
For the best Bulgarian tennis player in history, the name of the one he will play against at the start of the season’s last Grand Slam tournament hardly matters. But according to the draw in New York, the former world No.3 faces a match with a qualifier.
The victory was won by Dimitrov sa Rinki Hijikata (Avl) and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Esp). In natatk, the eventual following is Talon Grikspor (Nid), Sumit Nagal (Ind), Luciano Darderi (It), Sebastian Baes (Arj), Jiri Lehechka (Czech), Andrey Rublov (Rus).
Grigor fell in the part of the circuit where No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic is. The record holder of titles from the “Grand Slam” will play in the first round also with an opponent from the qualifiers. Dimitrov and the Serbian may meet in the quarterfinals and this match will be a kind of first phase of the upcoming charity show between the two. The demonstration match, for which the tickets sold out in minutes, is on November 17 in the capital’s “Arena Sofia” hall. The proceeds will go to Grigor Dimitrov’s foundation. This organization is led by the mother of our star – Maria, and during the coronavirus pandemic provided funds for the purchase of respiratory machines for Haskovo – Grigor’s hometown.
For women at the US Open, Viktoria Tomova will meet Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russian), and in case of victory – Magda Linet (Paul) or the representative of the USA, Iva Jovic, who is participating by invitation from the organizers, daughter of immigrants from Serbia Boyan and Jelena.
In the second round of the warm-up tournament in Cleveland, Tomova lost 3:6, 3:6 to Arancha Rus (Nid).
US Open main draw matches begin on Monday.