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Dimitrov Shocks Top Seed Raonic In Brisbane

Seventh seed Grigor Dimitrov continued his stellar record against top seed and defending champion Milos Raonic on Saturday at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, winning the last five games of their semi-final battle to score a 7-6(7), 6-2 upset win.  "Milos is one of the biggest servers out there. I knew what to expect, so I just had to execute it the right way," said Dimitrov. "I played a quite solid game to break him [in the second set] and after that, I was just solid overall. I was reading his serve pretty well after that. From then on, it was just smooth sailing." This is Dimitrov’s third consecutive win against Raonic, allowing him to improve his record in...

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Driving Dimitrov? Hope You Like Whitney!

After a long day at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, there are few things Grigor Dimitrov enjoys more than blasting some of his favourite music on the ride home. For the Bulgarian, and the Brisbane courtesy car drivers, that's meant plenty of American soloist Whitney Houston. “Oh, my God. I didn't know that thing was going to spread around that fast,” Dimitrov told ATPWorldTour.com when asked about his drive-home selection. “There's just a couple of songs that I really like.” Dimitrov said the tournament-provided drivers have been so nice to him on the rides back to his hotel that they've let him control the car stereo. “I appreciate moments like that. After a long, heavy day, you just want...

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