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 | Grigor Dimitrov overcome Benneteau and is a step away from the match with Federer26-10-2012 |
Rocket No. 1 in Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov in men continued with his excellent performance of tournament in Basel. Grigor beat Julien Benneteau with 7:6, 6:7, 7:6 and qualified for the quarterfinals of the tournament.
In an extremely competitive game the Bulgarian demonstrated very good tennis and beat after 3:00 hours game over 37th in the world. Yesterday Grigor Dimitrov also went through number 32 in the world rankings for men Viktor Troicki.
The next stage in Basel the 21 years old Bulgarian will face the winner of the match Nikolay Davydenko and Paul-Henri Mathieu. If successful, in the semifinals Grigor will have a chance to eventually face Roger Federer.
The match started well for Grigor Dimitrov, as he didn't allowed to be drilled, and in the tiebreak he led with 4:1 but allowed alignment for 5:5. Nevertheless Grigol Dimitrov mobilized to win the set. The second was won by Julien Benneteau again after tiebreak.
The third set started well for Grigor Dimitrov, who led with 3:0, but once again came to the tiebreak. The mistakes of Bennett and the good play helped for the success of the Bulgarian national.
Grigor win € 34,820 in prize money and 90 points for the world rankings.