<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/daniil-medvedev-makes-winning-return-after-australian-open-final-loss-23337428" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Daniil Medvedev</a> and Andrey Rublev stayed on course toward a potential rematch for the title at the Dubai Championships after the Russians won their quarterfinals on Thursday.
Medvedev, the defending champion and No. 1 seed, defeated eighth-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2 6-3 to set up a semifinal against third-seeded Hubert Hurkacz or fifth-seeded Ugo Humbert.
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The second-seeded Rublev advanced when Sebastian Korda retired with an unspecified injury. Rublev was up 6-4 4-3 at the time.
Rublev will face seventh-seeded Alexander Bublik, who reached the last four after his Czech opponent Jiri Lehecka also retired with an injury. The big-serving Bublik was leading 6-4 4-1.
One year ago, Medvedev defeated Rublev 6-2 6-2 in the all-Russian final at the hard-court tournament. The 2021 <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/australian-open-dont-write-off-novak-djokovic-just-yet-jannik-sinner-australian-open-2024-final-23332239" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">US Open</a> champion has 20 singles titles &iquest; 18 on hard courts but has never won the same event twice.&nbsp;
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The second-seeded Rublev advanced when Sebastian Korda retired with an unspecified injury. Rublev was up 6-4 4-3 at the time

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