Griekspoor stuns top seed Medvedev in Dubai quarter-finals

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Tallon Griekspoor edged out top seed Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday.

In the next round, the Dutchman will play the winner of the match between Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No. 4 seed, and Italian Matteo Berrettini.

Elsewhere, Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the last four of the tournament by defeating Croatia's Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

The Canadian, ranked No. 21, will face French qualifier Quentin Halys, who edged out Luca Nardi 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

 

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