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Grigor Dimitrov to face Sebastian Ofner in the third round of Wimbledon

Photo: AP/BTA

Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has qualified for the third round of Wimbledon. In the second round of the tournament, Dimitrov defeated 26-year-old Corentin Moutet (France) with a score of 3:1 sets (7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5). The match against Moutet lasted 3 hours and 40 minutes. In the next round, Dimitrov will face Sebastian Ofner. The Austrian tennis player defeated 13th-seeded Tommy Paul (USA) with 1:6, 7:5, 6:4, 7:5 in a match that lasted 2 hours and 54 minutes. The 29-year-old Austrian tennis player is currently ranked 165th in the world rankings. Ofner and Dimitrov have not played against each other before.

Dimitrov has reached this stage of the tournament for the third year in a row and for the seventh time in his career.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Published and translated by Kostadin Atanasov

Photo: AP/BTA



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