Top seeds cruise into second round in Dubai

Tuesday, 24 February 2026 17:24

By ARN News Staff

Second seed Alexander Bublik and third seed Daniil Medvedev cruised into the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with straight-sets victories.

Russia’s Medvedev eased past China’s Shang Juncheng 6–1, 6–3 and will next face Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka for a place in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, Russian-born Kazakhstani Bublik defeated Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff 6–3, 6–4.

Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta also advanced to the last 16 with a 6–2, 6–4 win over Canada’s Denis Shapovalov, while American Jenson Brooksby beat Belgium’s Zizou Bergs 6–3, 6–4.

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