Dimitrov stays alive in Turin race, Popyrin upsets Medvedev in Paris
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/grigor-dimitrov/d875/overview'Grigor Dimitrov/a kept alive his hopes of qualifying for the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview'Nitto ATP Finals/a with a thrilling comeback win on Wednesday at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/paris/352/overview'Rolex Paris Masters/a.
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pThe eighth seed dug deep to outlast a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tomas-martin-etcheverry/ea24/overview'Tomas Martin Etcheverry/a 6-7(9), 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the third round at the indoor ATP Masters 1000. Dimtrov saved all three break points faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats, in a gruelling two-hour, 45-minute victory./p
pDimitrov is currently 10th in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, trailing ninth-placed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-de-minaur/dh58/overview'Alex de Minaur/a by 305 points. The 33-year-old could move inside the qualification spots with a run to the championship match in Paris.nbsp;/p
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pldquo;Itrsquo;s tough conditions, at the end of the year itrsquo;s very tricky,rdquo; said Dimitrov, who improved to 12-0 in opening rounds in Paris. ldquo;Everyone wants to empty their tank completely./p
pldquo;He played an amazing first set. I'm far from the game I really want to play, but I'm adjusting. To win matches in that manner is way better for me than playing a clean match. I'm really happy with the fight. Of course, I really want to win every single match, but if I'm able to [show] that fight, I'm in a good place./p
pldquo;I would give a lot to be in [Turin]. Irsquo;m in a place where I am still a contender, Irsquo;m still fighting against the best players in the world, and still beating the younger guys. This gives me confidence and makes me happy.rdquo;/p
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pDimitrov would leapfrog a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a (sixth), a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview'Casper Ruud/a (seventh) and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andrey-rublev/re44/overview'Andrey Rublev/a (eighth), who are all unable to amass further points this week, if he were to lift the trophy./p
pEarlier, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexei-popyrin/p09z/overview'Alexei Popyrin/arsquo;s standout year on the ATP Tour continued in emphatic fashion. The Australian stood firm to outlast fourth seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(4) and book his spot in the third round./p
pIn a high-octane battle, Popyrin let slip a 4-1 lead in the deciding set, but dialed back in to secure his third career-win over a Top 5 opponent. The 25-year-old also claimed his first Lexus ATP Head2Head win against Medvedev (1-3)./p
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p"I've heard about the atmosphere here, I hadn't played in it before," Popyrin said of the Bercy crowd. "They're not lying, it's a crazy atmosphere, the crowd is amazing./p
p"Last asters of the year, I really wanted to do well. I really wanted to go deep, and this is a great step for me."/p
pMedvedev, who suffered his third consecutive opening-round loss in Paris, is still bidding to win his first title of 2024./p
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