Medvedev And Rublev Advance To Dubai Semifinals – News18

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev stayed on the right track towards a possible rematch for the title on the Dubai Championships after the Russians gained their quarterfinals Thursday.

Medvedev, the defending champion and No. 1 seed, defeated eighth-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 6-3 to arrange a semifinal in opposition to third-seeded Hubert Hurkacz or fifth-seeded Ugo Humbert.

The second-seeded Rublev superior when Sebastian Korda retired with an unspecified damage. Rublev was up 6-4, 4-3 on the time.

Rublev will face seventh-seeded Alexander Bublik, who reached the final 4 after his Czech opponent Jiri Lehecka additionally retired with an damage. The massive-serving Bublik was main 6-4, 4-1.

One yr in the past, Medvedev defeated Rublev 6-2, 6-2 within the all-Russian last on the arduous-courtroom match. The 2021 U.S. Open champion has 20 singles titles — 18 on arduous courts — however has by no means gained the identical occasion twice.

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