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Grigor Dimitrov in Melbourne: Next to my name is the Bulgarian flag, and that is what matters

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By defeating Nick Kyrgios, Australia by 7:6(3), 7:6(4), 4:6, 7:6(4), Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov qualifies for the Australian Open quarter-finals and in this phase of the tournament will be facing 44th seed Kyle Edmund, Great Britain.

The match will be played in the early hours of Tuesday, Bulgarian time. In an interview for the 24 Chassa daily just after he qualified for the quarter-finals, Dimitrov stated that “next to my name is the Bulgarian flag, and that is what matters.”



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