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 | Grisha with a difficult victory at the start in Washington3-08-2011 |
The best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov qualified for second round of the strongest tournaments in Washington, having made a difficult victory over qualifier Tim Smichek a 4-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3).
Grisha record 12 aces in the match and made two breaks of serve of his opponent to succeed for 2 hours and 39 minutes. In the next round he will face the experienced Frenchman Mikael Lyodra who placed 10th in the scheme.
American tennis player James Blake discarded defending his title from last year's tournament Nalbandiyan David, after he beat 6-4, 6-2. 31-year-old Blake has won 69 of his points on serve and saved all three break points that are discovered to his opponent.
In the next round he will face 11th placed in the main draw John Isnar that defeat Tobias Kamko 6-1, 6-3. Next go on Kevin Anderson and Bright Nieminen.