Bulgaria's Dimitrov Stuns Mahut in Queens

Dimitrov returns the ball during his second round men`s singles match against Nicolas Almagro of Spain during the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 18 January 2012. EPA/BGNES

Bulgaria's top male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov defeated Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 7-6(3), 6-4 in the third round of the AEGON Championships at Queens Club in London.

Mahut broke the 21-year-old Bulgarian early on, but Dimitrov fought back to win the difficult first set.

The talented youngster was much more energetic than his opponent in the second set, easing to the quarter-finals where he will meet ninth seed Kevin Anderson.

Anderson overcame fifth seed Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (12/10) 7-6 (9/7) on court one.

By making it to the second round, Grisho, as he is known with his fans, won 45 points for the global ranking, and USD 15 265.

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