Grigor Dimitrov lost to Czech Jiri Lehecza 4:6, 4:6 in the first round of the ATP 500 tournament in Doha, Qatar, Topsport reported.
This was the first match for the best Bulgarian tennis player after the Australian Open a little over a month ago, when he withdrew due to injury.
Our number one racket allowed one break in both sets and gave up after 76 minutes of play.
Dimitrov was injured in the match against the 23-year-old Leheccha at the tournament in Brisbane, and the injury forced him to withdraw in the first round of the Australian Open and subsequently miss the tournaments in Rotterdam and Marseille.
Upon his return to the court, Grigor had the misfortune of meeting his traditionally awkward opponent Leheccha, against whom he has 4 losses in five matches.