Dubai Open: Defending champion Medvedev comes from a set down to reach last eight
Daniil Medvedev defeated Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday evening and will play the winner of the match between Jakub Mensik and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 8 seed, in the next round
Daniil Medvedev at the 2024 Australian Open (Virginie Bouyer/Panoramic)
Russian Daniil Medvedev, the top seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open by beating Italian Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Wednesday evening.
Medvedev is now on a 23-match unbeaten streak against opponents ranked outside the Top 30 on hard courts.
Medvedev, ranked No 4, will play the winner of the match between Jakub Mensik and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 8 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Dubai tournament, the Russian won against Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko (6-3, 7-5).
Sonego, ranked No 48, won against Indian wildcard Sumit Nagal (6-4, 5-7, 6-1) in the first round of the Dubai tournament.
Dubai ATP 500, other second-round results (Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 2.941.785, most recent results first):
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Jakub Mensik vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: wednesday
- Sebastian Korda beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 6-1, 6-0
- Jiri Lehecka beat Karen Khachanov (4): 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Ugo Humbert (5) beat Andy Murray: 6-2, 6-4
- Andrey Rublev (2) beat Arthur Cazaux (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Alexander Bublik (7) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 7-6 (8), 7-6 (2)
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