Gasquet Kicks Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov Out of Thailand Open

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria returns the ball to Richard Gasquet of France during their second round match at the ATP PTT Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, 27 September 2012. EPA/BGNES

Second seed Richard Gasquet battled back from dropping the first set to beat Grigor Dimitrov in the second round of the Thailand Open in Bangkok.

The Frenchman looked like he might be heading out when his Bulgarian opponent took the opening set courtesy of a single break of serve, ESPN reported.

But he responded well, dominating Dimitrov's second serve, to claim a 5-7 7-5 6-4 win in two hours and 15 minutes.

Dimitrov has thus lost his third match against Gasquet out of three matches between them altogether to date.