19 January 2018
Third seed Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the last 16 of the Australian Open on Friday with a four set win over the young Russian Andrey Rublev. The Bulgarian beat the 30th seed 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4 in three hours on Rod Laver Arena as temperatures reached 40°C.
Dimitrov made 15 double faults and 61 unforced errors with 26 errors from his otherwise strong backhand side.
“These are the most important matches for me, when things are not working and I’m able to find a way,” said Dimitrov. “I knew what to expect. I knew what I had to do. Certain things in my game are not working at the moment. I’m just pleased to win the match."
In the fourth round Grigor Dimitrov will play the Australian Nick Kyrgios whom he lost to at the semifinals Brisbane International 2 weeks ago.
Dimitrov made 15 double faults and 61 unforced errors with 26 errors from his otherwise strong backhand side.
“These are the most important matches for me, when things are not working and I’m able to find a way,” said Dimitrov. “I knew what to expect. I knew what I had to do. Certain things in my game are not working at the moment. I’m just pleased to win the match."
In the fourth round Grigor Dimitrov will play the Australian Nick Kyrgios whom he lost to at the semifinals Brisbane International 2 weeks ago.
