Overview
- Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev advance to the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, setting the stage for a potential rematch of last year's final.
- Medvedev, the top seed and defending champion, defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semifinals.
- Ugo Humbert, the fifth seed, saved three match points in the second-set tiebreak to defeat Hubert Hurkacz and will face Medvedev in the semifinals.
- Andrey Rublev, the second seed, progressed to the semifinals after his opponent, Sebastian Korda, retired due to injury.
- Alexander Bublik also advanced to the semifinals following the retirement of his opponent, Jiri Lehecka, setting up a match against Rublev.