The victory against 11th seed Hurkacz took Dimitrov's match record to 11-6 for the 2022 season. The Bulgarian ace can take himself into the top 20 of the ATP rankings if he managed to book himself a final appearance in this tournament.
Second seed Alexander Zverev started his 2022 clay court season with a win against Federico Delbonis of Argentina as he advanced to third round of the ATP Masters 1000 title with a 6-1, 7-5 victory.
The Spaniard grabbed his first title of the season, avenging his loss to the top-ranked Serb at the Australian Open.
