Tennis: Dimitrov sends Haas packing

LOS ANGELES: Seventh-seed Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and US teenager Ryan Harrison led the youth movement at the ATP Los Angeles hardcourt tournament. Dimitrov, 20, made short work of two-time Los Angeles champion Tommy Haas, downing the 33-year-old German veteran 6-3, 6-2. Harrison, 19, registered a first-round victory over Richard Berankis. He rallied from a set and a break down to notch a 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 victory. “I was down a set and 4-2 and he had a game point on his serve,” said Harrison.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 28^th, 2011.