Martin Fischer of Austria defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 7-6(4) in the second round of the 50'000 USD American Express Ted Cup Challenger tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. Grigor leaves the singles tournament with 5 APT points and $860 of the prize money.

On Friday Grigor Dimitrov and Marsel Ilhan will play their semi-final match in the doubles tournament against the French pairNicolas Mahut / Edouard Roger-Vasselin. The match is at Central court at 6 pm local time.