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Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied past Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Montreal native to face Frenchman Quentin Halys after beating him last week in QatarThe Canadian Press
· Posted: Feb 27, 2025 8:48 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada plays a backhand against Marin Cilic of Croatia in their quarterfinal match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Christopher Pike/Getty Images)Montreal’s Felix 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.
Auger-Aliassime will meet France’s Quentin Halys in the semifinal. The Canadian defeated Halys 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) last week in the first round of the Qatar Open.
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.
Elsewhere in the quarterfinals, top seed Daniil Medvedev faces Tallon Griekspoor, while fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on Matteo Berrettini.
🇨🇦 Felix Auger-Aliassime collects his tour leading 15th win of 2025, beating 🇭🇷 Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to advance to the semifinals of #DDFTennis
FAA is now 8-1 in three setters this season and currently third in the ATP race!
Awesome year so far. pic.twitter.com/03fTKtU9LM
—@BenLewisMPC
