Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied previous Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Thursday to get to the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Auger-Aliassime discharged 13 aces to Cilic’s 3 and damaged the Croatian 3 times on 10 opportunities.
The globeNo 21 boosted his profession document versus the 186th-ranked Cilic to 2-3, safeguarding his 3rd straight three-set triumph in Dubai.
The Canadian will certainly satisfy either Italy’s Luca Nardi or France’s Quentin Halys in the semifinal.
The 24-year-old Auger-Aliassime is seeking his 3rd ATP title of the period after winning last month in Adelaide, Australia, and Montpellier, France.
Elsewhere in the quarterfinals, front runner Daniil Medvedev encounters Tallon Griekspoor, while fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas handles Matteo Berrettini.
