Grigor Dimitrov upset 11th seed Milos Raonic 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-6(10) in an
156-minute Australian Open thriller on Saturday to reach the fourth
round of a grand slam for the first time.
Famous more for being the boyfriend of Maria Sharapova, the 22nd ranked
22-year-old Bulgarian has long been identified as a rising talent in
men's tennis but previously flattered to deceive on the game's biggest
stages. In the Margaret Court Arena bearpit on Saturday, though, he held
his nerve through the tightest of fourth set tiebreaks to seal the
victory on his fifth match point when Canadian Raonic netted a forehand.
The man once nicknamed "Baby Fed" for the similarity in his playing
style to Roger Federer will next face world number 62 Roberto Bautista
for a place in the quarter-finals after the Spaniard beat Benoit Paire
6-2 6-1 6-4. Read more...
Source: Sports News
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