Lloyd Harris battled past Rafael Nadal in three sets to earn his best career win by ranking and book his spot in the Citi Open quarter-finals.
The Russian, ranked outside the top 250 a year ago, produced a near-flawless performance to win his first ATP Tour title at the age of 27
South Africa's Lloyd Harris became the first qualifier ever to reach the final of the ATP event in Dubai when he beat Canada's Denis Shapovalov in a third-set tiebreak on Friday
The Russian is just two wins from the title in Dubai but is already setting his sights on a big run at this month's Miami Open
Putting in the hard yards on his serve proved a wise choice from Denis Shapovalov as the Canadian reached the last four in Dubai.