Balgarianovinite.com Two-time tennis champion Grigor Dimitrov started the new season on Tuesday with a victory, qualifying for the second round of the Brisbane ATP 250 hard court tennis tournament in Australia, which has a prize fund of USD 800,045.
The top-ranked Bulgarian player, who won the title in Brisbane in 2017 and 2024, defeated Spanish qualifier Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2 in 68 minutes. This was his fifth victory in eight matches against the Spaniard.
Dimitrov controlled the match from start to finish, not allowing any serious fluctuations in his game. The 34-year-old Bulgarian achieved one break in the first set and was even more dominant in the second, winning with ease.
“It’s great to see you all again. It’s a real pleasure for me to start here next year — it’s incredible; I feel at home here. I’ve been through a lot of difficult things in recent months, but right now I’m just grateful,” said Dimitrov in his on-court interview.
This is the tenth time the Bulgarian has played in Brisbane, having reached the semifinals last year. He hopes to play more matches in the tournament.
Dimitrov earned 25 world ranking points, taking him to 47th in the rankings, as well as USD 12,885. In the next round, he will play another qualifier: Raphael Collignon of Belgium, who is currently ranked 84th in the world. The two players have never played each other before.
Grigor Dimitrov missed almost half of last season due to treatment for a chest muscle injury sustained at Wimbledon in July. He returned to the tour with a victory at the Masters tournament in Paris at the end of October but subsequently withdrew from his second match in the French capital due to shoulder pain. He then ended his season. Grigor Dimitrov Qualifies for Second Round of Tennis Tournament in Brisbane 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-06 16:53:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law