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Dimitrov Saves 2 M.P. In Barcelona; Thiem Also Into QFs

Grigor Dimitrov drew upon his big match experience on Thursday in saving two match points to beat Malek Jaziri for a place in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell quarter-finals. Second seed Dimitrov saved two match points at 5-6, 30/40 and at 7/8 in the tie-break of the deciding set en route to a 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(8) victory in two hours and 50 minutes. Jaziri had previously earned his first Top 10 win against Dimitrov in February at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Dimitrov will next play fifth seed Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain, who saved three match point at 5-6 in the deciding set – 30/40 and twice at Ad-Out – to defeat French No. 11 seed Adrian Mannarino...

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