Grigor Dimitrov showed off his soft hands in his ATP Finals debut against Dominic Thiem on Monday. The Bulgarian would outlast the world No. 4, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5.

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Dimitrov arrived in London as the world No. 6, which is his career-high ranking. He has already enjoyed a stellar 2017 season with a run to the Australian Open semifinals, his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati and titles in both Brisbane and Sofia.