On Thursday, Daniil Medvedev defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2 6-3, to advance to the Dubai Open semifinals.
In his first match since losing to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final last month, Medvedev made the outing tough for the Spanish world no. 24.
No. 3 Hubert Hurkacz of Poland was defeated by 5th seed Ugo Humbert of France 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3 to move on to the semifinals where he will face Medvedev. The battle lasted for two hours and twenty-four minutes.
“Alejandro can play very well,” reflected Medvedev, after the match.
He continued “Sometimes during matches he can have a little down moment and then he goes up. I knew that no matter the score, I needed to go until the last point. The second set at one moment got a bit tighter but I managed to stay there and win some more games and it was enough to win.”
Daniil Medvedev will now face France’s Ugo Humbert for a place in Sunday’s final.
