Dubai, UAE – Félix Auger-Aliassime and Daniil Medvedev will face off in the semi-finals of the ATP Dubai Open on Friday, February 27th, at Centre Court. The match is scheduled to begin at 14:00 local time, according to Eurosport and SofaScore.
Auger-Aliassime, the number one seed, and Medvedev, seeded third, are both vying for a spot in the tournament final. According to Eurosport, this will be a match between the Canadian and the Russian.
The two players have met five times previously, with Medvedev holding a 4-1 advantage in head-to-head encounters, as reported by Eurosport. Sportskeeda notes that Auger-Aliassime reached the semi-finals after defeating Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 7-6(2).
Likewise scheduled for Friday at the Dubai Open is a semi-final match between Andrey Rublev and Tallon Griekspoor, set to begin at 16:00. Betting odds, as displayed on Eurosport, currently favor Rublev to win the first set.
In Santiago, Chile, the ATP Santiago Open also features several matches on February 27th. Yannick Hanfmann will play Vilius Gaubas at 17:00, with Hanfmann favored to win the first set according to betting markets. Simultaneously, Andrea Pellegrino will compete against Luciano Darderi, where Darderi is the favorite to win the first set. Francisco Cerundolo will face Emilio Nava at 17:00, with Cerundolo favored to win the first set.
The WTA Austin Open will also see action on Friday, beginning at 19:00. Taylor Townsend is predicted to win her match, while Ashlyn Krueger is favored to win against Yue Yuan. Peyton Stearns is also projected to win her match against Oksana Selekhmeteva.