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Grigor Dimitrov and Alex de Minor play with a score of 6: 7 (4), 6: 6 in the semi-final match of the tournament in a room in Antwerp, Belgium. This is the second match between the two, after last fall in New York, the Bulgarian defeated his opponent in the knockout stages of the US Open with 3: 0 sets.
First set
The first two points were exchanged with Grigor’s serve. The third was direct from the initial blow: 30:15. An unprovoked forehand error on the Bulgarian’s rights equals the result. Gameball for Haskovo after a superb backhand deep down the main line, which caused the Australian to make mistakes. A long play that ends after the ball makes contact with the net fillet and 40:40. An advantage for Dimitrov after a length out from De Minor. It comes back out and 1: 0.
Service not returned on the rights of the 21-year-old player – 15: 0. Unprovoked forehand error in Grisho’s net – 30: 0. New and excellent kick-off – 40: 0. Returns the winner on the right backhand – 40 :fifteen. Double mistake – 40:30. Grigor’s brilliant multi-pass attack from end to end, ending at the net – 40:40. Once again, however, the Australian service came into use. Setback in host network – 1: 1.
In an attempt to escape his backhand, Grisho played a forehand from an awkward position and made a mistake. Excessive blow in duration and 0:30. De Minor entered the court, landed a forehand from the right and ended – 0:40. Despite a series of deep blows from Dimitrov, his opponent kept up the pressure and forced him to make a mistake again – a breakthrough and 1: 2.
Haskovo’s perfect short for 0:15. Big setback to the rights of the former №3 in the world ranking – 0:30. This time the server allows inaccuracy in the output and 0:40. Right return to De Minor’s feet and the advance was returned – 2: 2.
Fantastic forehand on the reverse diagonal after kickoff, net exit and winning volley – 15: 0. Quick receiver error – 30: 0. Second short ball in Dimitrov’s racket match and new success: 40 : 0. Cut rights on the network by 40:15. Combination of diagonal serve and backhand on the opponent after the initial hit – 3: 2.
First deep serve and failed return – 15: 0. Unprovoked forehand inaccuracy by the server on the second shot – 15:15. Second in a row on the same side – 15:30. Despite the harmless exchange of balls from both sides, Alex mixed again from a forehand to the net – 15:40. After that, however, Dimitrov gave him a short return and De Minor finished without a hitch, entering the court – 30:40. Bad contact with the ball on the backhand and out of Grisho – 40:40. New break ball after a diagonal routine backhand. The advance became a fact after the seemingly short cuts from the receiver called the Australian close to the net, who missed on the backhand – 4: 2. Point deserved by the Australian after a brilliant defense, in which he returned all of Gregor – 30:15. Reverse to the rights in the network and 40:15.
Unconvincing start of the next game after two consecutive shots from Dimitrov inside out in length: 0:30. Third successful short ball on set for Grigor – 15:30. Deeply placed reverse diagonal kickoff – 30:30. Return on the reverse diagonal of the line: the point of return from the advance. This became a fact after an excessive forehand to the right out wide – 4: 3.
A long play in which Grisho repeatedly pressed De Minor against the wall and ultimately forced him to make a mistake: 0:15. A shorter ball allowed the US Open 1/4 finalist to enter the court and finish – 15:15. Good luck to the server after the ball hit the net, which left no chance for Dimitrov to reach it – 30:15. Forehand receiver unforeseen error – 40:15. Back out – 4: 4.
Go back out on the second serve – 15: 0. This time De Minor tried to get out of the net, but Grigor overcame him with a jeweler performance on the diagonal: 30: 0. Aussie’s forehand counter and 30:15. Successful exit from the network by the server – 40:15. Powerful opponent’s forehand, which left Grisho’s backhand unanswered – 40:30. Great series of rights on the opposite diagonal from Haskovo and play – 5: 4.
Ball out of return – 15: 0. However, De Minor’s routine forehand is lengthened: 15:15. The younger of the two got online and this time it brought him success: 30:15. However, he interferes in the next exchange of shots after a diagonal forehand in the out – 30:30. Kick transfer to Dimitrov exit – 40:30. Winning forehand on the opposite diagonal from De Minor – 5: 5.
15: 0 after a quick reverse attack from the opponent. Great service on rights – 30: 0. This time, the forehand from the right is ruthless: 40: 0. Forced exit from the Bulgarian’s net, a short ball, but an opponent’s pass shot – 40:15 . The systematic dispersion on the court by the 2017 ATP Finals champion via forehand across the entire field again brought our first single-breasted forward racket: 6: 5.
A new action in Alex’s net, but Grisho caught him off guard first with a blow to the body, and then going through the right – 0:15. Ace to the right – 15:15. 3 consecutive points for service and tiebreaker – 6: 6.
Extremely short forehand on the Australian’s diagonal beat Grisho – mini-break for 0: 1. Turn in out – 0: 2. De Minor’s line, who threw Grisho and made a mistake – 0: 3. Forehand with the frame of the rocket – 0: 4. Quick return to Grigor’s feet, to which he found no answer – 0: 5. Flash reaction from the Bulgarian near the net, after the intervention of the steak – 1: 5. Back outside – 1: 6. Backhand short ball – 2: 6. Failed pass shot by 21-year-old tennis player – 3: 6. Powerful diagonal backhand from Haskovo and 4: 6. After 56 minutes, the set ends with a backhand wrong on the net diagonal – 6: 7 (4).
Second set
Spectacular diagonal winner backhand from Grigor for the start of the second half – 0:15. Unsuccessful short ball – 15:15. Despite the great setback to the right, with which he tried to make a pass, the Australian stretched out and caught it – 30:15. Return to the network – 40:15. An error not caused by De Minor in the network – 40:30. New return to the network and 1: 0.
Combined service diagonally – right on the reverse – 15: 0. Action to the net by the host, where he finished with a winning volley – 15:15. Right at the exit on the rights of the Bulgarian – 30:15. Quick Opponent Error and 30:30. New inaccuracy, this time from a diagonal backhand from a comfortable position: 40:30. Another inaccuracy of the opponent and game by game.
Great slice of Grisho on the main line and followed by a De Minor out – 0:15. Refund of rights at departure – 15:15. Out at server length – 3.30pm. He cut the right backhand and caused an error from Alex – 15:40. Grisho’s backhand went up diagonally, but stopped at the net – 30:40. A short ball with a high trajectory allowed the youngster to reach it and finish – 40:40. It comes out again. The Australian’s ultrashort diagonal, however, Grigor overtook him on the diagonal with a virtuous performance. However, a part of the kickback is stopped at the net on the next play. Without success without the first Bulgarian rocket – 1: 2.
Dimitrov’s routine right stops on the net – 0:15. After that, however, he quickly corrected, went online, and finished: 15:15. Another attack on the network, but this time Grigor underestimated the situation and sent his will to the network – 15:30. An ideal forehand mat on the De Minor diagonal and 30:30. Service not returned with 227 kilometers per hour – 40:30. Unprovoked inaccuracy after lifting backhand – 40:40. Despite the excellent serve, the forehand subsequently flew off. The break point was saved after a safe play from the main line – 40:40. Magnificent attack with several forehand shots near the touchline and advantage for Grisho. Identical attack in next play-off and game – 2: 2. Killing shorthand on Grisho’s short diagonal, who threw his opponent off the court: an advantage. Cut wrong side inside out in length: 40:40. De Minor left the net, but his backhand took off.
Service not returned on rights – 15: 0. A long exchange of blows, but thanks to his patience and confident play, Dimitrov made a mistake – 15:15. Grigor returned an extremely awkward serve, which was sent to his body, and the opponent made his next mistake: 15:30. De Minor came back to the net, but the best Bulgarian tennis player passed him on the right – 15:40. Strong, fast and long exchange of blows throughout the field ends after a fantastic backhand from Haskovo, to which the rival did not respond. Advance to 3: 2.
This time, Grigor’s backhand to the right is over the top – out by 0:15. Leaving the net when making a cut, but within the out – 0:30. 15:30 after a service cut diagonally and right rear on the opposite side. Another backhand error, this time online and 3:40 pm. First ace of the match: 30:40. A second followed: 40:40. Shorter ball of the Australian, who is mercilessly punished – an advantage. Backhand in line and 4: 2.
In the next game, Alex took the pass without much difficulty and scored just one point (after a double fault) – 4: 3.
Grisso’s forehand on the reverse diagonal in the out – 0:15. After that, however, comes an excellent backhand to the right: 15:15. Coming off the Haskovo net, showing a fantastic reflex with a detectable volley and 30:15. Backhand cut on the net by the server – 30:30. Second consecutive identical error and 30:40. Third consecutive ball into the net and the break is returned – 4: 4.
Two consecutive direct points from the initial hit – 30: 0. Bad evaluation of Grisho with a ball around the main line and 40: 0. He comes out again by 4: 5.
Dimitrov insisted with his forehand attacks on the opponent’s backhand and this earned him the first point of the game – 15: 0. Perfect backhand winner from the right – 30: 0. Excessive forehand – 30:15. Long game and new rights in the out, this time backhand – 30:30. Powerful attack on the network after the excellent service and 40:30. Grigor was caught by the opponent’s right on the diagonal and was late for the shot – 40:40. Ace to the right: a bonus. Extremely deep forehand from the Bulgarian and play – 5: 5.
A quick error from Dimitrov’s rocket, after being late for the cutoff: 0:15. However, De Minor returned service with a backhand in the out – 15:15. Right on the opposite diagonal from Haskovo, which comes out with a little, but in the width – 30:15. New backhand cut of the previous №3, in which the ball licked the fillet of the net and hit the opponent’s court – 30:30. Good diagonal service and return stops on the block in the network – 40:30. Diagonal backhand at the net and play – 5: 6.
Excellent forehand on the opposite diagonal from Dimitrov after the kickoff – 15: 0. However, the backhand to the right goes off – 15:15. The next backhand in the same direction opened the court for him and ended with a forehand on the opposite diagonal – 30:15. Powerful pass shot from Grigor and 40:15. Setback to De Minor’s rights in out and tiebreaker – 6: 6.
After a series of cuts with which he defended himself, Grisho spun with a topspin backhand to the right – 1: 0. De Minor’s excessive backhand in rights stops at the net – 2: 0. Long right in the out of the opponent and 3: 0 points in the long game. 4: 0 after another unprovoked error from the Australian. The brutal exchange of slices and success is again for Haskovo after an extremely patient game: 5: 0. Direct point from the initial blow – 6: 0. Dimitrov’s double error – 6: 1. Strong serve on the diagonal of De Minor – 6: 2. Reverse to host network royalty – 6: 3.
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