DUBAI: Andrey Rublev, the No. 5 seed at this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, progressed to his fifth semifinal in the city on Thursday night. Only Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have achieved this benchmark in the ATP 500 tournament’s 34-year history. The 28-year-old secured the milestone with a 6-2, 6-4 dismissal of Arthur Rinderknech at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, blending his trademark ferocious, front-foot groundstrokes with sharp instincts all over the fast-playing center court. Though known for detonating forehands from the baseline, the world No.

DUBAI: Andrey Rublev signaled his determination to reclaim the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title on Wednesday, as the ruthless Russian dispatched fellow former champion…

DUBAI: Daniil Medvedev is a familiar figure chasing an unfamiliar milestone at this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The former World No. 1 is making his sixth…

DUBAI: Andrey Rublev, the No. 5 seed at this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, progressed to his fifth semifinal in the city on Thursday night. Only Roger Federer and…

DUBAI: Daniil Medvedev is one victory away from repeating a title run for the first time in his career after he punched his ticket to the Dubai final with a 6-4, 6-2 success over…