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Grigor Dimitrov US Open qualifying and main draw progress

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After being denied a wildcard for the US Open main draw, Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov, ranked 138th, successfully navigated the qualifying rounds. Dimitrov secured his place in the main draw following victories over Lorenzo Giustino and Timofey Skatov, and an advancement after Olli Virtanen withdrew from their scheduled final qualifying match due to a back injury. Dimitrov, 35, expressed enthusiasm regarding his return to the main draw, telling Tennis Channel that the feeling is “as if it is for the first time.” He noted a shift in his mental approach, stating he aims to be kinder to himself and focus more on enjoying the game rather than being overly self-critical. Tennis legend Mats Wilander suggested Dimitrov could be a “difficult opponent for top seeds” in the early stages. ~~Dimitrov is scheduled to begin~~ In his first-round main draw ~~campaign in a first-round match against~~ match, Dimitrov faced Australia’s Alexei Popyrin. ~~The matchup is evenly contested, with both players holding two wins each in their four previous professional encounters. Their most recent meeting took place at the 2024 Shanghai Masters, where~~ Despite his qualifying momentum, Dimitrov ~~won in straight sets.~~ lost the contest with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. The match ~~is slated for late evening on August 31 or early September 1 on Court 12. A victory would advance~~ lasted 2 hours and 35 minutes and was impacted by a rain delay during the third set. Dimitrov struggled during the match, recording 14 double faults, while Popyrin utilized 11 aces and 33 winners to secure the win. The loss ends Dimitrov’s campaign and snaps Popyrin’s streak of three consecutive Grand Slam first-round exits. Popyrin advances to a second-round match against ~~the winner of Jannik Hanfmann and~~ Alejandro Tabilo.

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