Defending champions and second seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau booked their spots in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semi-finals on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Marcin Matkowski and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi. The Dutch-Romanian team has a 16-4 record in finals, including a 5-1 mark in ATP World Tour 500 title matches. Rojer and Tecau will next face third seeds Ivan Dodig and Rajeev Ram, who beat Pune and Sofia titlists Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop 6-3, 7-6(6). Leander Paes moved to within two match wins of 750 victories on day four, partnering Jamie Cerretani to a 2-6, 6-4, 10/7 result over fourth seeds Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus. They will now prepare to face Damir Dzumhur and...
Roberto Bautista Agut admits he had to battle hard against Borna Coric on Thursday but now looks forward to the semi-finals at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Lucas Pouille extended his run of form on Thursday by reaching the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semi-finals. The second-seeded Frenchman drew on his greater experience to beat eighth seed Yuichi Sugita of Japan 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 53 minutes. "I think after I lost the first set, I started to be a bit more aggressive, especially on the return," said Pouille. "I was very close from the baseline, even sometimes inside the court to return the second serve. That put him under pressure [and] I think that made the difference." He will next attempt to defeat seventh seed Filip Krajinovic of Serbia for a place in his third ATP World Tour final of the season. Pouille...
