Goodnight Vienna for Dimitrov after Kukushkin loss


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 25 Oct 2018

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - China Open - Men's Singles - Second Round - National Tennis Center, Beijing, China - October 3, 2018. Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in action against Dusan Lajovic of Serbia. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

(Reuters) - World number 10 Grigor Dimitrov had his Vienna Open debut cut short by Mikhail Kukushkin on Wednesday, losing 6-4 4-6 6-4 to the experienced Kazakh in the opening round.

The Bulgarian third seed, playing only his third Tour match since a first-round exit at the U.S. Open, struggled to contain a tricky opponent who deservedly pocketed his first victory over a top-10 player for four years.

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