Dimitrov downs top-seeded Medvedev in 3 sets at Indian Wells
Tennis | October 14, 2021 14:11 ISTMedvedev's loss left the combined ATP and WTA tournament without its top two men's and women's seeds.
Medvedev's loss left the combined ATP and WTA tournament without its top two men's and women's seeds.
Federer, who along with Rafael Nadal has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in Open Era, was in great form.
World No. 53 Nishikori, a two-time quarter-finalist here in 2018 and 2019, lost to Thompson in four sets, 5-6, 4-6, 7-5, 3-6.
Karatsev, a 27-year-old Russian qualifier who is ranked 114th, became the first man in the professional era to reach the semifinals of his first major tennis tournament.
With a straight-set win Sunday over third-seeded Dominic Thiem, the U.S. Open champion and Australian Open runner-up in 2020, Grigor Dimitrov advanced to a showdown with Aslan Karatsev.
The No. 18-seeded Dimitrov was down a break in each of the first two sets but rallied to keep up the pressure on the current US Open champion.
The 18th-seeded Dimitrov was ahead 6-1, 6-3 when Carballes Baena stopped.
Dmitrov was one of the few players who had tested positive for the deadly virus after taking part in Novak Djokovic's disastrous Adria Tour exhibition event in June.
Grigor Dimitrov, who tested positive for COVID-19 in June, says he's not yet ready to compete at the highest level.
Djokovic, Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Victor Troicki have all tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the Belgrade leg of the exhibition event recently.
Djokovic’s outspoken father blamed the cancellation of the tour on Grigor Dimitrov, one of the three other players to test positive in the last few days.
Djokovic described the event as a "philanthropic idea" and apologised for the individual cases while hoping for normalcy to resume.
Both the players took part in the Adria Tour with the likes Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem among others.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic is under public scrutiny for 'recklessness' during the Adria Tour.
Dimitrov becomes the first high-profile tennis players to have contracted the virus.
Roger Federer defeated Filip Krajinovic 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 while Novak Djokovic got the better of wild-card entry Tatsuma Ito 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of Australian Open.
Roger Federer defeated Steve Johnson 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 while defending champion Novak Djokovic went past Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 in the first round of Australian Open.
The top-ranked Serb remains on course for a fifth title at Bercy Arena and a 55th career showdown against old rival Rafael Nadal.
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