Grigor Dimitrov will play his third ATP 250 final in Brisbane after a 6-3, 7-5 success against Australian Jordan Thompson.
The Bulgarian in the match with confidence, winning his first serve of the match at nil, but then had to wait to get his first break point, which came in the fourth game at 40:30 in his favor, but he failed to materialize. However, this did not bother him in any way and after two more games, the Bulgarian still managed to make the first breakthrough in the match, with which he took the lead in the result with 4:2. Before that, he brought the stands to their feet with a terrific forehand backhand that helped him pull to 3-2 before the break.
Our first racket consolidated the break to pull ahead 5-2, and with two games remaining, Thompson won his serve, but then came Dimitrov's serve, with which he took the lead with a set lead after 6-3.
Set #2 in Brisbane developed without breakthroughs, although Grigor had two such chances in the third game, but without turning them into reality. The biggest battle came in the sixth when Dimitrov had to save a total of four break points and he did brilliantly to win his service game at 3-3. In the end, the key for the second set, and for the match as a whole, turned out to be the eleventh game, in which Grigor managed to win his opponent's serve and lead 6:5.
And then he ended it all in perfect fashion, winning his service game to zero to secure a place in tomorrow's final after 7:5 in the second set.
In contention for the title, Dimitrov will play top seed Holger Rune, who beat Russia's Roman Saliufin 6-4, 7-6 earlier today. Against him, the Bulgarian has one win and one loss in his career. The success came last season with 6-3, 7-5 in Beijing, and the defeat was also in 2023 - at Wimbledon.
Dimitrov reached the final in Brisbane already on his debut in 2013. Then he lost to Andy Murray. Four years later, Dimitrov lifted the trophy after three consecutive victories over players from the Top 10 - Dominic Thiem (#8), Milos Raonic (#3) and Kei Nishikori (#5). /BGNES
