Dimitrov Beat Defending Champion Andy Murray to Advance to First Grand Slam Semi-final

Grigor Dimitrov ousted world No 5 and defending champion Andy Murray in straight sets 6-1 7-6(4) 6-2 in the quarter-finals to advance to for the first time in his career to Grand Slam tournament semifinals.

“I’m excited and happy I went through in straight sets,” Dimitrov said. “It’s never easy to play Andy, especially in front of his home crowd. I was pretty fortunate today.”

“As soon as we started warming up, I sensed his game wasn’t at his highest level and I was pretty confident and playing good tennis. The first set helped me get into a good rhythm. The second set tie-break was a key moment for me. Coming into the third set, I knew I had a lot of things under control.”

“I was pretty steady during the whole match and came out the winner. I have two more matches to play hopefully. I’m trying to stay on course and prepare for the next one.”

For reaching to this stage of the tournament Grigor Dimitrov will gain 440'000 GBP of prize money and 720 ranking points and he will enter Top 10 in the Emirates ATP Ranking under No 9.

The opponent of Dimitrov in the semi-finals will be the winner of the match Novak Djokovic - Marin Cilic.