site.btaGrigor Dimitrov Defeats Hubert Hurkacz in Miami to Complete Career Set of Masters 1000 Quarterfinals

Bulgaria's highest ranked male tennis player Grigor Dimitrov defeated Hubert Hurkacz of Poland, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3), to reach the quarterfinals of the ATP 1000 Miami tournament in the US for the first time in his career on Wednesday.

Thus, Dimitrov has become one of the very few active players to have reached at least the quarterfinals at all of the nine Masters 1000 tournaments in the men’s singles competition, joining the elite company of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Gael Monfils, Marin Cilic, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev.

In the quarterfinals, the No. 11 seed Dimitrov will face No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain who beat Italian Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.

The Spaniard, who is currently ranked at No. 2 in the world, leads 3-1 in their previous matches. However, their last meeting in Shanghai in October 2023 was won by the Bulgarian, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.