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Grigor Dimitrov plays 2019 Sofia Open finalist Marton Fuchovich in a 2020 US Open second round match with a score of 7: 6, 1: 1. This is the second meeting between the two. The first was just last week, when Hungary’s first racket defeated our representative with 7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 2.
The temperature is 28 degrees and the humidity is 40%.
The winner will face Francis Tiafo or John Millman in the third round.
First quick point for Grigor after excellent service. Wrong forehand at 15:15. A very deep shot on the opponent’s diagonal in the corner allowed Grisho to get out of the net and finish with his next right hand. Service not returned and 40:15. Double mistake – 40:30. A nice setback for a forehand from Fuchovich and a winning shot at the 40:40 diagonal. An unprovoked mistake by the Bulgarian on a long out – a breaking point. Famous kick-off on the right from the advantage field, out of the net and a winner from the right. Another excellent serve, after which our rep connected, but this time it was crossed diagonally, a new point of advancement. Diagonal combined service – right to right and error caused by the Hungarian – 40:40. After a second serve from Grigor Fuchovich, he connected but missed on a backhand. Haskovo’s big diagonal forehand in the corner ended the dispute in the game – 1: 0.
Shallow return, exit from the net and winner from right – 15: 0. Caused a forehand error by Grigor on the diagonal after an excellent shot from the rival, which placed the ball near the band. A new good kickoff allowed the opponent to come out and win the point. On the next play, Haskovo also found himself near midfield, but was hit by a pass from the right – 1: 1.
Great service, brilliant forehand in the reverse diagonal, opening the court and breaking the net. A powerful new forehand combination invited our manager to play a volley, which turned out to be a winner. The exercise was repeated once more and 40: 0. The slightly exaggerated backhand went flying in length: 40:15. A long play, in which the Bulgarian was the more aggressive of the two, walked the opponent from left to right and this led to a ball in the net of the finalist of the Sofia Open 2019-2: 1.
Go back out on the second serve – 15: 0. The Hungarian quickly went to the net after the initial hit, but missed with the backhand – 15:15. Excellent service in the diagonal of the deuce field – 30:15. Several thunderous forehand from Grisho’s racket threw the opponent well behind the main line and after a short ball he earned the point – 30:30. Double error and break point – 30:40. Service not returned and equality. Powerful kick-off and forehand from the right: Fuchovich’s advantage. Bad contact with the ball of our player during the forehand and the out – 2: 2.
Impeccable service, right on the wing, out of the net and a point for Grigor. A bad backhand cut from the Hungarian rises to 30: 0. Two identical opening shots diagonally, to which the Nyíregyháza native could not answer a game – 3: 2.
15: 0 after a second service not returned. However, Fuchovich forced his forehand to the right on the second point and flew wide – 15:15. New good service for 30:15. A dirty contact with the Hungarian ball invited Dimitrov to enter the court and finish on the straight from the backhand – 30:30. A weak bounce from the backhand gives a breath of fresh air to the server – 40:30. Deep reverse backhand return and opponent’s error – 40:40. The service in the body again brings Fuchovich out of the difficult situation. The game is for the strong Hungarians after a powerful serve and leaving the net – 3: 3.
After Fuchovich’s early lead, Grisso responded with a slash, then took the lead and forced his opponent to miss his forehand. Despite the Bulgarian’s bad short ball, he felt the direction his rival will send the next ball to and countered with a pass shot. Diagonal kickoff, bright forehand in the same direction and 40: 0. The unprovoked backhand error of the previous №3 for 40:15. A new one, but with a setback makes the result 40:30. Super serve in rights, a new exit from the net and a discrepancy in the backhand rights bring another game to the account of the winner of the Sofia Open 2017 – 4: 3.
A brilliant return was returned by Fuchovic, who was unable to pass the ball over the net. With an ace in rights he fixes things – 15:15. An excessive diagonal forehand by our tennis player gives an advance to the opponent – 30:15. Excellent starting diagonal kick from the field of advantage – 40:15. The poor performance of a short counterattack by Grisho evened the games – 4: 4.
Despite the brilliant volley near the Bulgarian’s net, the Hungarian found a way to make a transfer shot: 0:15. However, Dimitrov responded with a jewelry setback to the right: 15:15. Service not returned diagonally at 30:15. Another, but from the field of adventure – 40:15. Pressed against the wall, the Bulgarian brought out his defensive lobe – 40:30. A wrong backhand to the right of our first rocket equals the points. Another unprovoked error, but this time from the forehand after a series of exchanged punches and a breaking point. Powerful forehand to the right, leaving the net, but a passing blow out – a draw. A cut backhand left the ball too low for the Hungarian’s backhand, who sent it into the net, Dimitrov’s lead. A comfortable new forehand ball flew away after contact with Grigor’s rocket – 40:40. Beckhand to the right of the line created an advantage for Fuchovich, which materialized on the next shot and brought him a breaking point. The brilliant rights service, however, restores point parity. Another badly cut backhand from the opponent in this game and an advantage for Grigor. Another unprovoked forehand error from Haskovo by 40:40. The forehand from the right this time finds the contours and gives a result: an advantage for Grigor. The game finally ends after the serve came and the second shot was deep enough to prevent the Hungarian from returning the ball – 5: 4.
Come back with a bit, but with a forehand – 15: 0. Passing a backhand cut by Grisho’s right does not find the parameters of the court – 30: 0. Serve not returned diagonally for 40: 0. Another excellent kick no response and 5: 5.
Strong serve and 15: 0. However, the second point goes to Fuchovich, after Grigor sent his backhand to the right. Right on the reverse diagonal and error caused by the Hungarian – 30:15. A diagonal forehand, followed by one on the reverse, goes up to 40:15. Incredible diagonal short ball that brings the success of our first racket in this game: 6: 5.
The forehand with a lot of topspin made it very difficult for Grigor and he missed his shot – 15: 0. Return of the second pass in the backhand net – 30: 0. Backhand to the right at the exit of Haskovo after a play long – 40: 0. New wrong return and 6: 6, tiebreaker.
Excellent start for Dimitrov after an ace on the diagonal of the tie – 1: 0. A deep cut from Grigor’s backhand pushed the opponent back, who sent his forehand long – 2: 0. Lightning return to 66 feet in the world and 3: 0. Despite the comfortable ball that Grisho provided, Fuchovich made a hard forehand, which came out – 4: 0. This time the Hungarian reacted with a quick return and the server made a mistake – 4: 1 Forehand to the right and off the net with a counter hit in the same direction – 4: 2. A weak diagonal backhand from Dimitrov reduced the difference to just one point 4: 3. Great quick action from the net after an excellent forehand and 5: 3. Thunder service over equalizer rights – 6: 3. The Hungarian responded with a 6: 4 direct point. Block return, net exit and Fuchovich’s winning volley – 6: 5. However, the setball came after Dimitrov kicked off for ofundo, which gave him the opportunity to go to the net and after 2 volleys to finish the set.
Start of the second set. Fuchovich served well, entered the net, but missed with a forehand: 0:15. The second point, however, is for him after a powerful action on the network: 15:15. The server sends the ball on the third play – 15:30. Unrequited kick-off and 30:30. Weak backhand return on the net – 40:30. Another, but to the right, 1: 0.
Dimitrov’s bad forehand after good serve – 0:15. Excellent, however, at the next point on the reverse diagonal and 15:15. The second pass was pushed to the max by Fuchovich and Grisho sent his backhand with a bit, but a long out – 15:30. Double fault and two consecutive break points. Diagonal right drink counter, placed on the side line – 30:40. A routine forehand on the Hungarian’s rights hits the net and the second break point is saved: 40:40. The uncontrollable backhand to the right flies very far, an advantage for Dimitrov. Several backhand cuts in a row upset Fuchovich, who sent his forehand wide – 1: 1.
A shallow shot from Grigor invited the opponent to go to the net, but Haskovo’s team passed it backhand diagonally – 0:15. Quick forehand from the server’s right on his second shot after serve goes wide – 0:30. The corrective was taken with an excellent after an initial blow to the body at 15:30. A powerful diagonal forehand knocked the Bulgarian aside, who couldn’t control his last shot and sent him wide – 30:30. Another similar error from the same position and 40:30.
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