Malek Jaziri discusses how it feels to advance to the semi-finals at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships as well as how at 34, he was able to use his experience to outlast #NextGenATP Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Malek Jaziri completed the biggest win of his career at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, coming from a set down to beat top seed Grigor Dimitrov 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday night. It was his first victory over an opponent in the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings (1-10 lifetime). Jaziri, who reached the quarter-finals in 2014 (l. to Kohlschreiber), won 78 per cent of points behind his first serve and saved seven of the eight break points he faced to reach the last 16. “[It is a] great feeling today, to win my first [match against a] Top 5 player,” reflected Jaziri. “I am really happy for that. I tried to fight every point since the beginning. It...
Watch highlights as Grigor Dimitrov is stunned by Malek Jaziri at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships photo.
Watch Malek Jaziri execute a perfect hot shot against Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships photo.
Malek Jaziri will not forget his opening-round fight-back at the BB&T Atlanta Open in a hurry. The Tunisian saved an astonishing eight match points to deny last year’s semi-finalist, home favourite Reilly Opelka, on Tuesday. Jaziri had defeated the #NextGenATP player in their only prior meeting in Washington last season but it took three tie-breaks. On Tuesday, the 33 year old would again eke out a tie-break against the 6'11" American and what a turning point it proved. Jaziri hung in to fend off four match points on serve at 5-6 in the second set and a further four match points at 6/7, 7/8, 8/9 and 13/14 in the tie-break. He would concede just one game in the final set...