Grigor Dimitrov

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Hurkacz & Dimitrov Topple Tricky Tests At Indian Wells

Grigor Dimitrov made the long journey to Indian Wells seven times before last year’s first-time fall event. He never made the Round of 16 in those seven appearances. The eighth time was the charm, as Dimitrov advanced to the 2021 semi-finals before losing to eventual winner Cameron Norrie.

Could it be two big runs in six months in the California desert for the Bulgarian? Tuesday, the 33rd seed dismantled 31st seed Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-4 in a clinical, 69-minute performance. Dimitrov won 41 of 51 service points and made just nine unforced errors to 13 winners. Their career series is now tied at 2-all.

Bublik is one of the most entertaining players on the ATP Tour. The Kazakhstani star pulled out all the tricks against the former World No. 3, but found no answers.

Dimitrov next meets 23rd seed John Isner, who was a 7-5, 6-3 winner over 14th seed Diego Schwartzman 7-5, 6-3.

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Also in the draw's bottom half, Grigor Dimitrov defeated John Isner, 6-3, 7-6(6), to reach his 15th ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final and his second in Indian Wells.

The 33rd-seeded Bulgarian, who took Novak Djokovic's place on the draw's bottom line, leveled the pair's ATP Head2Head record at 2-2 with the victory. All four of the veterans' meetings have come at the Masters 1000 level, with their two most recent matches coming in 2017.

The story of the first set was told in two break points. Dimitrov took his in the fourth game, but Isner could not convert in the seventh. There were no break chances in set two, as both men finished the contest with a first-serve win rate of at least 80 per cent.

Dimitrov hit the shot of the match with Isner serving at 3-all in the second, but even his sweetly struck passing shot could not earn him more than a fleeting look against the American's serve


In a match of fine margins, Dimitrov's edge came in the medium and long rallies; in exchanges of five balls or more, he held a decisive 21-13 advantage, according to Infosys ATP Stats. He finished with just six more total points than Isner, winning 66 to the American's 60.

The 30-year-old Bulgarian enjoyed his career-best result at Indian Wells in October, when he beat Reilly Opelka, Daniil Medvedev and Hubert Hurkacz to reach the semis. He'll take on the winner of Hurkacz's Wednesday evening match against Andrey Rublev for the right to repeat that showing.

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