site.btaGrigor Dimitrov to Play at Washington Open

Bulgaria's highest-ranked tennis player Grigor Dimitrov will compete in the Washington Open between July 27 and August 4, according to information from the management of the ATP 500 / WTA 500 tournament. 

In Washington, the 33-year-old Bulgarian, currently ranked No. 10 in the world, will be having his first of several hardcourt competitions in North America this season.

Last year, Dimitrov reached the semi-finals at the Washington Open, where he was defeated by the UK's Dan Evans, who would win the tournament.

The hardcourt event in the US capital will coincide with the tennis competition of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, which will be held on clay courts. Dimitrov is not eligible to participate in the Summer Olympic Games in Paris because he has not met a minimum participation requirement. Players must have fulfilled the minimum participation requirement at the ITF's Davis Cup or Billie Jean King Cup during the four-year Olympic cycle. A player has fulfilled the requirement by being part of the final nominated team and present at the tie on a minimum of two occasions. One of those appearances must have occurred in either 2023 or 2024. 

Dimitrov last competed in the Davis Cup in 2015.