Tennis: Wawrinka stuns Dimitrov at Wimbledon
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Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka celebrates after winning on the first day of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 2, 2018.
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LONDON (AFP) - Three-time major winner Stan Wawrinka stunned Bulgarian sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov 1-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 to reach the Wimbledon second round on Monday (July 2).
Wawrinka, whose ranking has slumped to 225 after knee surgery, had lost his last four matches against Dimitrov, a semi-finalist in 2014.
But at the same tournament where he played what proved to be his last match of 2017, the 33-year-old was rejuvenated.
"It's a great feeling to win like this on Centre Court," said Wawrinka, twice a quarter-finalist at Wimbledon.
"I was moving well and feeling good.
"I knew it would be tough to beat a player like Grigor so my goal was to fight and focus." Wawrinka will next face Italian qualifier Thomas Fabbiano.
