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Grigor Dimitrov reaches the quarterfinals of Paris Masters

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Grigor Dimitrov has qualified for the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Paris. The Bulgarian, who reached the final last season, won 6:2, 4:6, 7:6 (5) against Arthur Rinderknech from France who participated with a wild card. 

This has been the third victory for the 33-year-old Grigor Dimitrov in a total of three matches against Rinderknech, who holds the 60th position in the ATP ranking. In the next round in the French capital, Dimitrov will face the champion from 2018 Karen Khachanov. The Russian won 7:6 (5), 6:4 against Australian Alexei Popirin. So far, Grigor Dimitrov has had four successes against 28-year-old Khachanov, who is ranked 21st in the world.




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