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Grigor Dimitrov will begin his participation in the tournament in Madrid, part of the “Masters” series against the representative from the Czech Republic, Jakub Mensik. The Czech won with a 2:0 set (6:4, 7:6(3)) over the German Janik Hanfmann.
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The first part was relatively equal and went without breakthroughs until the tenth game, when the Czech made one, realizing the second open set ball in front of him for 6:4.
In the second, Hanfman started more aggressively – he made and consolidated an early break for a 2-0 lead. However, Menshik then restored the tie at 2:2, and in the eighth and ninth games the two exchanged another break.
Then, at 6:5 in his favor, the world No. 74 missed three match points and thus the second set went into a tiebreak. In it, the Czech had no serious problems and managed to arrange a meeting with Grigor Dimitrov, winning him 7:3.
Dimitrov vs Menshik
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Until now, the two tennis players have not faced each other, and this will be their first match. The meeting is likely to take place on Saturday (27 April), but this remains to be confirmed by the official programme.
