By Richard Pagliaro Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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Deep draws are now a tournament tradition Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Top seed Auger-Aliassime breaks serve with big serve Giovanni Mpetz-Pericard He advanced to the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with a 6-4, 6-4 sweep three times.
This is the 10th time in the last 11 games that Auger-Aliassime has played since the start of August 2025 that he has reached the quarterfinals. The only blip in that stellar run came in Melbourne, when Auger-Aliassime withdrew after cramping in his first match against Nuno Borges at the Australian Open in January.
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He defeated Mpetshi Perricard 6-4 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals#DDFTtennis pic.twitter.com/dLjAn9azec
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Facing one of the most destructive servers in tennis today, Auger-Aliassime took charge of his serve.
The 2025 U.S. Open semifinalist hit 71 percent of her serves and won 29 of 35 first-serve points to reach her 66th tour-level quarterfinal. Auger-Aliassime improves to 15-1 against the Frenchman since the start of 2025, losing to Arthur Rinderknech in Shanghai last season.
Auger-Aliassime, ranked eighth in the world, improved to 11-3 this season. The Canadians will continue their quest for a second title of the year Eighth seed Czech Jiri Lehecka or Spanish qualifier Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarterfinals.
third seed Daniil Medvedev beat wild card Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3 Dubai quarter-final match Jason Brooksby. Earlier, Brooksby defeated the seventh seed Karen Khachanov 7-6(6), 6-4, there was only one break point in this game.
