Dimitrov eliminates Medvedev after almost 3 hours in Paris

Grigor Dimitrov, world number 17, won against world number 3, Daniil Medvedev, 2-1 sets at the Masters 1000 in Paris.

HE DID IT! ⭐️

After SEVEN match points, Grigor Dimitrov defeats Daniil Medvedev (6-3 6-7 7-6) and advances into R3 in Paris. 🇧🇬 pic.twitter.com/2Elw6YjILI

— Relevant Tennis (@RelevantTennis) November 1, 2023

The Bulgarian won the 1^st set after converting 2 breaks from 2 opportunities as his Russian opponent had 4 break points but converted only 1.

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In the 2^nd set, Dimitrov was again 100% at break chances as he had only 1 and converted it. On the other hand, Medvedev needed 7 break points to win 1. The set was decided after a tiebreak, which the Russian won 7-4 points.

In the deciding set, Grigor was serving for the match as he had converted 1 break earlier in the set, but at that moment, Daniil broke him as the Bulgarian had 4 match points but won neither of them. The 3^rd set was decided also with a tiebreak, but this time Dimitrov triumphed 7-2 points and advanced to the next round at the Masters in Paris, where he will face Alexander Bublik.

Wow it’s another big shock at @RolexPMasters and this time @GrigorDimitrov takes out world no 3 Medvedev in a 3 hour thriller.

Dimitrov showed great mental strength to finally close out the match on his 7th match point! A great match, well played both.pic.twitter.com/fAapPupZzG

— Pavvy G (@pavyg) November 1, 2023