Argentine tennis player Tomas Martin Etcheverry delivered a significant upset at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Tuesday, defeating Bulgarian veteran Grigor Dimitrov in the second round with a score of 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. This hard-fought victory brought an end to an impressive, long-standing streak for Dimitrov, a period that has outlasted many careers on the ATP Tour.
As a direct consequence of this early tournament exit, Dimitrov is projected to provisionally drop approximately 42 places in the world rankings, placing him around No. 135. This substantial fall is attributed to the evaporation of 190 crucial ranking points from his previous strong performance at this very tournament, where he had advanced to deeper stages in prior editions.
