11-02-2017 21:16 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Home favourite Dimitrov sets up Goffin final in Sofia

SOFIA (Reuters) - Local favourite Grigor Dimitrov brushed aside unseeded Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 6-3 on Saturday to set up a final clash against David Goffin at the Sofia Open. The 25-year-old Dimitrov delighted Bulgarian fans with a barrage of sizzling winners, including some scorching passing shots. Dimitrov, who reached the Australian Open semi-finals last month, also fired down nine aces. Basilashvili stunned top-seeded Dominic Thiem 6-4 6-4 on Thursday. "I get excited, of course,"
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