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He’s not a surprise anymore. For the second year running, Tallon Griekspoor is back in Dubai’s last four. The Dutchman saw off Jakub Mensik 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 — steady, ruthless when it mattered. A win that proves his hard-court steel and his knack for turning up at big events. Cold 🥶 Griekspoor survives a comeback…

Third French player in a week. Same result. In Dubai, Andrey Rublev just keeps rolling. In the quarters the Russian bossed Arthur Rinderknech 6-2, 6-4 in 1h15, never really in trouble. Off to the semifinals. Solid, aggressive, clinical. Rublev grabs the tempo from the off Andrey Rublev seized control from the first rallies: heavy returns,…

He left nothing but crumbs. In Dubai, Daniil Medvedev wrapped up his quarter-final in 57 minutes flat. A sharp, almost brutal score: 6-2, 6-1 over Jenson Brooksby. A display of control that sends the Russian into his 64th career semi-final. And when Medvedev plays at that pace, there isn’t much argument. A one-sided quarter-final Daniil…

He plays fast. Serves hard. Wins. In Dubai, Felix Auger-Aliassime is riding a wave. As top seed, the Canadian bossed Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 7-6 in the quarters in a controlled, no-nonsense display. Into the semis. Next up: a massive showdown with Daniil Medvedev. First set: total control Felix set the tone from the off. Clean…

Dubai’s centre court smelled like the end of an era. Stan Wawrinka and Daniil Medvedev met for the sixth time. A generational clash, almost symbolic. In the end, logic won. Medvedev 6-2, 6-3. But the numbers don’t tell the whole story. Because this match was more than a scoreline. Medvedev in control, Wawrinka gutsy Daniil…

The Mexican night served up contrasts for the French. Revival, confirmation, disappointment — Acapulco handed down its verdict. Four Frenchmen started the first round of this ATP 500. Two survive. Two head home. And one result felt bigger than the rest. Monfils stops the slide and gets the engine running At 39, Gaël Monfils has…

He’d drawn the short straw. Scratch that — the worst possible draw. Drawing the defending champion first up can kill your week. For Ugo Humbert it did the opposite. In Dubai the Frenchman put in a commanding performance to dump Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5. Clean. Sharp. Unfazed. After that early exit in…

The Austin crowd wanted a spark. A flash. A vintage night. It never came. At 45, Venus Williams suffered her seventh straight main-tour loss, dumped 6-4, 6-1 by Ajla Tomljanovic in the first round of the Texas WTA 250. A promising start, then the inevitable slide. She refuses to quit. Her body doesn’t always keep…

In Dubai the spotlight doesn’t only fall on the big names. After Tsitsipas’s shock exit, the French had a say — and it was a two-act evening. Arthur Rinderknech grit his teeth and hauled himself out of trouble. Valentin Royer, by contrast, ran into someone he couldn’t handle. Rinderknech avenges Melbourne and turns Marozsan over…