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 | Grisham starts against Gasquet in the main draw in Dubai20-02-2011 |
The first rocket of Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov will face Richard Gasquet in the first round of main draw of the tournament in Dubai.
24-year-old Frenchman is number 31 in world rankings, and in 2007 was held seventh. To reach the main draw of the tournament, the Bulgarian record two wins in the qualifiers.
Because of his success in qualifying Grisham won 20 points for rankings, but with another victory will take another 45, which would secure a place in the top 80.
In the eventual victory over Frenchman in the second round Haskovo will face Ivan Ljubicic or Sergei Bubka, who is the son of legend Sergei Bubka pole vault and bears the names of his father.