Top-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia staved off three match points while rallying for a 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (6) win over the Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor in the second round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Wednesday in Doha.Griekspoor led 3-0 in the third set, and he served for the match at 5-3. Rublev knock
Top-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia staved off three match points while rallying for a 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 win over the Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor in the second round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Wednesday in Doha.
Second-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada also needed three set to move on, downing Australia's Jason Kubler 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Third-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev topped British qualifier Liam Broady 6-4, 6-3. Seventh-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain, French qualifier Alexandre Muller and the Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka also reached the quarterfinals.Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka and France's Benjamin Bonzi both overcame a one-set deficit to advance to the quarterfinals in Marseille, France.
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