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Grigor Dimitrov advances to Australian Open third round, to play Baghdatis

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov overcame a spirited challenge from Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko in the second round of the Australian Open, winning in

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Bulgaria’s Pironkova wins in Australian Open first round, women’s seeds tumble

January 20, 2015January 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova made a flying start in the Australian Open, the first tennis Grand Slam

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Bulgaria’s Dimitrov sweeps Brown in Australian Open first round

January 19, 2015January 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov made short work of Germany’s Dustin Brown in their first-round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne on

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Bulgaria’s Dimitrov handed easy draw in Australian Open

January 16, 2015January 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov was drawn in Andy Murray’s section of the Australian Open, the first tennis Grand Slam of the year,

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Dimitrov downed by Federer in Brisbane

January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov lost in straight sets in the Brisbane International semi-finals against former world number one Roger Federer (2-6,

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Dimitrov into Brisbane semis, to face Federer

January 9, 2015January 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov defeated Martin Klizan at the Brisbane International on January 9 to book a place in the semi-finals,

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Bulgaria’s Dimitrov starts 2015 with tough win in Brisbane

January 7, 2015January 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov started 2015 with a win in his first singles match against Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in Brisbane, coming back

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Tennis star Grigor Dimitrov named Bulgarian sports person of the year

December 23, 2014December 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgarian top tennis player Grigor Dimitrov has been named the country’s sports person of the year for 2014. The year

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Bulgarian police detain players as part of football match-fixing investigation

December 11, 2014December 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said that it detained nine football players as part of an investigation into suspected match-fixing on December

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