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Dimitrov Overcomes #NextGenATP Medvedev At Queen's

Sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov recorded his 15th match win at The Queen’s Club, where he captured the 2014 title, by beating the impressive #NextGenATP Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in one hour and 46 minutes on Friday. The Bulgarian is through to his third semi-final at the Aegon Championships (also 2012, 2014). "It wasn't easy to play the game that I wanted today, so I played a little bit more slice and simplified my game. I just had to count on certain weapons and play well at the right moments," said Dimitrov. "It's been awhile since I've felt that good on the court, so I'm going to try to use that momentum and focus entirely on my side." Dimitrov...

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#NextGenATP Fritz Returns To Winning Ways In Ilkley

After a three-month break from tournament competition, #NextGenATP American Taylor Fritz is picking up where he left off at the $150,000 ATP Challenger Tour event in Ilkley, U.K. The 19 year old took out fifth seed Go Soeda of Japan in the opening round and then survived a scare against Yuki Bhambri of India before advancing in three sets. Fritz will play third seed Evgeny Donskoy of Russia in a rain-delayed quarter-final on Saturday. Fritz had been in top form before opting for a three-month training block during the clay-court season, having scored his first Top 10 win against Marin Cilic at the BNP Paribas Open in March. But despite missing the red clay, he said he’s already reaping the...

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