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    Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships: Action from semi-finals

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    Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships: Action from semi-finals

    Czech Vesely and Russian Rublev book places in the final as Shapovalov and Hurkacz exit


    Published:  February 25, 2022 22:02 Last updated:  February 26, 2022 00:00 Matthew Smith, Sport Editor  and  Photos by Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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    Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Jiri Vesely
    Czech qualifier and world No. 123 Jiri Vesely reached the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships ATP final on Friday by seeing off Denis Shapovalov in three tiebreak sets Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News
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    Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Jiri Vesely
    A day after he stunned world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Dubai, he also accounted for the sixth seed Shapovalov Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News
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    Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Jiri Vesely
    Vesely won 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/3) in more than three hours to become the lowest-ranked finalist in the tournament’s 30-year history Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News
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    Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Denis Shapovalov
    Shapovalov had chances to win the match after winning the first set Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News
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    Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - Denis Shapovalov
    He even broke Vesely's serve late in the third to serve for the match, but he was broken straight back before Vesely got over the line Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News
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    Jiri Vesely celebrates after beating Denis Shapovalov at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
    On Saturday, Vesely will face Russia’s Andrey Rublev for the title Image Credit: AP
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    Andrey Rublev in action against Hubert Hurkacz
    The Russian second seed defeated Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News
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    Hubert Hurkacz
    In another match that went the distance, Hurkacz came up short in the decisive tiebreak Image Credit: Reuters
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    Andrey Rublev celebrates his semi-final win over Hubert Hurkacz at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
    Rublev is looking for back-to-back titles, having flown straight to Dubai from Marseille after winning the ATP title in France Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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