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Grigor Dimitrov makes a comeback against Marton Fucsovics in Melbourne

published on 1/16/24 10:26 AM

Grigor Dimitrov

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Grigor Dimitrov qualified for the second round of the Australian Open tennis championship. The best Bulgarian tennis player defeated the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics 4:6, 6:3, 7:6(1), 6:2 in a match that lasted three and a half hours.

The Bulgarian, who is ranked No.13, lost the first set in Melbourne but then staged a comeback to extend his winning streak to six matches.

The success was Dimitrov's 32nd at the Australian Open.

This was the fourth match between Dimitrov and Fucsovics.

In the second round in Melbourne, Brisbane champion Grigor Dimitrov will face the winner of the fight between Sebastian Ofner (Austria) and Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia).

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