(MENAFN- Kora) The talented bulgarian made the third round at the monte carlo masters and enters the clay-court atp 250 tournament as the favourite.
dimitrov will get a bye into the second round and his form at monte carlo where he lost to david ferrer suggested he can contend against a field lacking a top-10 player.
russian mikhail youzhny is the second seed while a trio of frenchmen should also fancy their chances.
gael monfils gilles simon and nicolas mahut are among the eight seeds and the former duo should be eyeing a deep run at the tournament.
simon has enjoyed the event more than any player in its history.
the 29-year-old is a three-time champion having claimed the title in 2012 2008 and 2007 but he needs a turnaround in form.
simon could only make the first round in casablanca and crashed out in his opener in monte carlo perhaps with an eye to the tournament in romania.
the always-entertaining monfils only made the second round in monte carlo and holds a 15-6 win-loss record this year.
canadian vasek pospisil italian andreas seppi and spaniard guillermo garcia-lopez are the other seeds.
pospisil who has been troubled by a back injury this year is on a five-match losing run that extends to the australian open.
seppi claimed a pair of wins in monte carlo before being crushed by world number one rafael nadal while garcia-lopez has been in good form.
the spaniard reached the quarter-finals at the atp 1000 event before losing to novak djokovic in three sets.
that came after garcia-lopez won the title in casablanca and his form should make him a threat in romania.
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