Grigor Dimitrov will play in the first round of the tournament in Doha (Qatar) against Czech Jiri Lehecszka. This is what the draw determined. This is also Dimitrov's first appearance after the Australian Open, BTA reports. The match is scheduled for Monday - February 17, at 9:00 a.m. Bulgarian time as an approximate start time.
If he manages to deal with his Czech opponent, Grigor, who is in 7th place in the tournament scheme, will face the winner of the match Fabian Marozsán (Hungary) and Aziz Duga from Tunisia, who plays with a wild card.
Grigor Dimitrov's balance against Lehecszka is not in his favor, as he has one victory out of the four matches they have played against each other. The Bulgarian's only victory was in 2022 at the Australian Open in four sets.
The last match between them was this winter in Brisbane (Australia) - one of the warm-up tournaments before the Australian Open. Then Lehecchka won 6:4, 4:4 and retired Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals of the tournament.