Grigor Dimitrov notched his 15th win of the 2018 ATP World Tour season on Wednesday, beating Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-1 in 82 minutes at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell.
Last week's Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters semi-finalist (l. to Nadal), hit 18 winners, including 12 off his forehand side, to secure his first win in the Spanish city on his third visit. Dimitrov narrows the gap in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series with Simon to 4-5, having now won four of their past five encounters since the 2016 Brisbane International presented by Suncorp.
The World No. 5 will face Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri for a place in the quarter-finals. The two met for the first time at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships two months ago, with Jaziri claiming a surprise three-set victory en route to the semi-finals.
Did You Know?
Grigor Dimitrov began the 2018 ATP World Tour season with a 10-3 record, reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane (l. to Kyrgios), quarter-finals at the Australian Open (l. to Edmund) and the final in Rotterdam (l. to Federer). He reached his third semi-final of the season last week in Monte-Carlo, losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.
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