Dubai Open: Qualifier Halys beats Bautista Agut to book spot in last eight

French qualifier Quentin Halys defeated Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (5), 6-4 to reach the last 8 of the Dubai Open at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre.

Halys, ranked No 77, will face Italian lucky loser Luca Nardi next.

The Frenchman edged out Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 3 seed (3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)) in the previous round of the Dubai tournament.

In the first round of the Dubai tournament, Bautista Agut, ranked No 53, edged out Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)).

Dubai ATP 500, other second-round results (Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 3.237.670, most recent results first):

• Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Karen Khachanov
• Matteo Berrettini vs. Christopher O’Connell
• Daniil Medvedev vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard: wednesday
• Tallon Griekspoor beat Ugo Humbert (5): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Luca Nardi beat Zizou Bergs: 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Nuno Borges: 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
• Marin Cilic beat Alexei Popyrin: 5-7, 6-3, 6-4