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Grigor Dimitrov fights his way to his first Indian Wells semi-final

Grigor Dimitrov has qualified for Indian Wells semi-final
Photo: EPA/BGNES

The best Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov continues with his magnificent performance at the Masters tournament in Indian Wells, California, USA.

In a match from the quarterfinal, the Bulgarian showed a strong fighting spirit and again, as in the round of 16, he managed to make a turn in the match this time against the world No. 12 Hubert Hurkacz of Poland. After two hours and 40 minutes of play, the match ended with a score of 3:6 6:4 7:6 (2).


This victory was number 100 for Dimitrov in the Masters 1000 series. 

In the semi-final, Dimitrov will face the British Cameron Norrie, who easily overtook Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) with 6:0 and 6:2.



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