Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov beat the American in straight sets in the men’s singles first round of the US Open here on Tuesday to avenge his loss to Steve Johnson at Wimbledon.
Dimitrov beat Johnson 6-3 6-2 6-2 to advance to the second round. .
At 5-3 in the first set, the 17th-seeded Dimitrov capped it off by interrupting his final service game with three consecutive aces. He faced no break points on his serve during the contest, which lasted just 94 minutes.
Dimitrov also faced Johnson in his final Grand Slam singles match, but after winning the first set, the Bulgarian suffered a thigh injury that ultimately forced him to retire 6-4, 2-5. He got a second chance to finish a Grand Slam match against Steve Johnson on his terms before 2022 ends, and he did it in style on Tuesday.
Dimitrov is looking to regain the form that delivered spectacular results earlier this year. Dimitrov reached the quarter-finals on hard courts at Indian Wells in March and the semi-finals on clay at Monte Carlo in April.
Dimitrov is yet to reach the second week of this year’s Grand Slam. Laurent His third-round appearance at Garros is the furthest of his forays into a 2022 Grand Slam.
(Only the headlines and photos in this report may have been modified by Business Standard staff. The rest of the content is auto-generated from syndicated feeds.)
Dear Reader,
Business Standard has always strived to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and that have wide-ranging political and economic impact on the nation and the world. Your encouragement and constant feedback on how to improve our services only makes our determination and commitment to these ideals stronger.Even in these difficult times caused by Covid-19. , we remain committed to providing you with authoritative news, authoritative views, and incisive commentary on relevant topical issues to keep you informed.
However, I have a request.
We need your support even more so that we can continue to deliver quality content as we battle the economic impact of the pandemic. We have seen encouraging responses from many users who have subscribed to Increasing subscriptions to online content helps us achieve our goal of providing more relevant and relevant content. We believe in free, fair and responsible journalism. Your support through more subscriptions will help us live the journalism we are committed to.
Supporting high-quality journalism, Subscribe to Business Standard.
digital editor
