The ☀️ has set on August 😔 @GrigorDimitrov powers past lucky loser August Holmgren, 6-1 6-1, to book his spot in the last 8 at #SanDiegoOpen
Dimitrov cruises through to San Diego quarterfinals following Auger-Aliassime withdrawal
ATPFriday, 01 October 2021 at 06:05
Grigor Dimitrov advanced to the quarterfinals of the San Diego Open on Thursday night, breezing past lucky loser August Holmgren, who was replacing Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.
It was revealed that Auger-Aliassime had withdrawn from the tournament hours before his scheduled match against Dimitrov, leading to the Bulgarian facing Holmgren. Not much is know about the World No.901 who hails from Denmark, but he was available to compete against the former World No.3.
In a thoroughly one-sided match up, Dimitrov powered past his opponent with a 6-1 6-1 victory. The World No.29 won 16 of 19 points behind his first serve, and never faced a break point. To his credit, Holmgren did his best to keep up with his opponent, but never really stood a chance. Dimitrov dominated from the start and wrapped up proceedings after just 56 minutes.
The Bulgarian faces Aslan Karatsev in the quarterfinals, as the Russian upset fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz in three sets earlier in the day.
Just In
Popular News
Latest Comments
- Kudos to the journalist here for putting Krejcikova's statement first, making it more important than all the shiiite uttered by Wertheim.MrAndreeva11-11-2024
- Daring prediction from Mats :-)
AceOfBase10-11-2024 - Zheng v Gauff the best final we could get. Both were and remain in top form the last few weeks. Queenwen even the whole year almost. If she finds her aces she's a contender. If not, Gauff's gonna take it.MrAndreeva08-11-2024
- Let's go easy on Dasha. But Barbora did well reaching the semifinals.MrAndreeva08-11-2024
- Players need to STOP TRYING TO JUSTIFY THEIR INCLUSION! They are not ambassadors for women in Saudi Arabia, they are not politicians, and they will never make a difference for females in that 'culture'. This little tennis "tournament" changes nothing. Players were lured by the money, opted to participate, and should just keep their predictable excuses and Women's Freedom Fairy Tales to themselves. Period. Like most things in Life -- one cannot make an argument relating to the Saudi Regime and, at the same time, triple your bank account with their "gifts".
mandoist03-11-2024
