Lucas Pouille reached his third final in four ATP World Tour tournaments with victory on a wet Friday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The in-form Frenchman, who is now 11-2 since an Australian Open first-round exit (l. to Bemelmans) in January, hit 16 aces to knock out seventh-seeded Serbian Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-6(4) in two hours and 19 minutes. The 24-year-old Pouille now has an opportunity to break into the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings (at No. 10) for the first time. He is currently two spots off his career-high of No. 13 in the ATP Rankings (8 May 2017). Last month, he captured the Open Sud de France title (d. Gasquet) and five days ago...
Watch highlights as Lucas Pouille defeats seventh seed Filip Krajinovic to earn a spot in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final, in which a victory against third seed Roberto Bautista will earn him a spot in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings. Photo Credit: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch Lucas Pouille run down Filip Krajinovic's best shots before hitting a backhand winner in this hot shot in Dubai on Friday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Watch Lucas Pouille run down Filip Krajinovic's best shots before hitting a backhand winner in this hot shot in Dubai on Friday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
