Dubai Open: Halys advances to semi-finals
Quentin Halys edged out Luca Nardi 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Thursday afternoon and will face Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the next round
Quentin Halys – (c) Zuma / Panoramic
French qualifier Quentin Halys edged out Italian lucky loser Luca Nardi 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) to reach the last four of the Dubai Open at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Thursday.
Halys, ranked No 77, will play Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime next.
Ahead of his victory, the Frenchman edged out Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 3 seed (3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)) and won against Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut (7-6 (5), 6-4).
Nardi, ranked No 79, defeated Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics (1-6, 6-2, 6-3) and Belgian Zizou Bergs (6-4, 7-6 (3)) earlier in the tournament.
Dubai ATP 500, other quarter-finals results (Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 3.237.670, most recent results first):
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Matteo Berrettini
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Tallon Griekspoor
- Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Marin Cilic: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
