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 | Tursunov beat Grisham Dimitrov trisetova drama14-02-2011 |
Grigor Dimitrov completed in the first round participation in the race to the strong singles tournament in Marseille with a prize fund € 576,000, having given way to Russian Dmitry Tursunov in trisetov attractive match.
Contested and equivalent match last 2 hours and 40 minutes and was won by Tursunov 6-7 (6-8), 7-5, 7-6 (7-4). In the first set of players either did not allow a breakthrough, and Grisham won the tiebreaker by 8-6. Our best player however failed to take into submission in a very crucial moment in the second half, the score 5-5, which cost him the set. In the third again, it was tiebreaker, which this time was won by Tursunov. In an 4-4 Russian mini-break and led by 5-4, then twice was ruthless against his doubles partner Dimitrov. They will face in the first round against local stars Julien Benneteau / Jo Wilfried Tsonga. For the game in the first round of invitation from the organizers Grisham will not receive points, but will add to your bank account € 5310. Bulgarians will now try to take partial revenge by Tsonga, who removed the singles last week in Rotterdam.