Medvedev and Rublev Set for Potential Dubai Championship Rematch

Top seeds advance to semifinals, with Medvedev to face Humbert and Rublev against Bublik.

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.