DUBAI: Top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his strong run of form with a 6-3, 7-6(2) victory over eighth seed Jiri Lehecka in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday.
The Canadian fired 16 aces and did not face a break point as he secured his 11th win in 12 matches this month. Auger-Aliassime is bidding to reach a third successive final and improve on last year’s runner-up finish in Dubai.
He will next face third seed Daniil Medvedev, who eased past American Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-1 in their quarter-final clash.
In the other semi-final, fifth seed Andrey Rublev beat France’s Arthur Rinderknech 6-2, 6-4.
He will take on Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, who defeated sixth seed Jakub Mensik 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to complete the semi-final lineup.
