Another Shaky Start, Another Victory for Bulgaria's Dimitrov in Sweden

Sports | July 10, 2013, Wednesday // 19:57
Bulgaria: Another Shaky Start, Another Victory for Bulgaria's Dimitrov in Sweden Though his starts in Bastad this year are shaky, Dimitrov managed to score a second victory on Wednesday. Photo by EPA/BGNES

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, one of the most talented athletes among the upcoming breed of tennis players, scored a second victory at the Skistar Swedish Open.

Though his starts in Bastad this year are shaky, Dimitrov managed to score a second victory on Wednesday.

He dropped the opening set 2-6 against Filippo Volandri before leveling the match by winning the second set 6-1. He went on to win the match, winning 6-4 in the third.

A day earlier Dimitrov defeated Elias Ymer, a Swedish wild card, in the opening round of the SkiStar Swedish Open in Bastad.

The fifth-seeded Dimitrov lost the first set to 17-year-old Ymer, who is ranked 1,032 and was playing for the first time in a ATP Tour-level match.

The Bulgarian pulled himself together in the second set to secure a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 victory.

Last year this time, Dimitrov enjoyed a decent run reaching the Semi-Final of the SkiStar Swedish Open in Bastad, Sweden, ranked world no. 69. He lost in straight sets 3-6 5-7 to then Spanish no. 2 David Ferrer after an hour and 33 minutes.

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Tags: Filippo Volandri, Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, tennis, Elias Ymer, swedish open, Bastad, Skistar

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