By Canadian Press

Canada’s Auger-Aliassime beats Cilic to reach semifinal at Dubai Tennis Championships

Feb 27, 2025 | 5:47 AM

DUBAI — Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime rallied past Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Auger-Aliassime fired 13 aces to Cilic’s three and broke the Croatian three times on 10 chances.

The world No. 21 improved his career record against the 186th-ranked Cilic to 2-3, securing his third straight three-set victory in Dubai.

The Canadian will meet either Italy’s Luca Nardi or France’s Quentin Halys in the semifinal.

The 24-year-old Auger-Aliassime is seeking his third ATP title of the season after winning last month in Adelaide, Australia, and Montpellier, France.

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Elsewhere in the quarterfinals, top seed Daniil Medvedev faces Tallon Griekspoor, while fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on Matteo Berrettini.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 27, 2025.

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