Grigor Dimitrov was triumphant in his first competitive match since his injury retirement at Wimbledon, as he defeated France's Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-6 (5), 6-1 in the first round of the Rolex Paris Masters on Monday.

Dimitrov never had his serve broken, gradually pulling away in the first-set tiebreaker before dominating the second set. He dropped only six points on his first serve, winning 22 of 28.

The 34-year-old Bulgarian dropped out of his match against eventual champion Jannik Sinner in the fourth round at Wimbledon. Dimitrov led Sinner two sets to none before going down with a pectoral injury he could not play through.

After Monday's match, Dimitrov said he was still "trying to wrap (his) head around" being sidelined for so long.

"It was never easy," Dimitrov said. "I kn

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