Rublev first penned an anti-war message days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and after closing out a 6-3 7-6(9) win over Alexander Zverev to reach a second straight final in Dubai, the 25-year-old wrote 'Tsoi is alive' on a lens, in reference to rock singer and songwriter Viktor Tsoi. It is the first ATP 500 event final of Paul's career, and boy, he will be hoping that he recovers fully by tomorrow.Just over a year since Andrey Rublev (25) wrote 'No War Please' on the lens of a TV camera on his way to winning the Dubai title, the Russian issued another call for peace on Friday, saying it was 'crazy' to see citizens suffering and dying. At one point, Fritz was seen vomiting on the side of the court. It was an unbelievable, energy-sapping epic, with both players wilting towards the end. The match lasted three and a half hours - the longest match in the history of Acapulco.

The winner will face Tommy Paul (25), who beat Taylor Fritz (25) in one of the matches of the year. Rune has just won the opening set 6-3 in this semi-final. The match begins at 16:00 CET.ħ:47 CET - Caroline Garcia (29) was victorious overnight in Monterrey, and she will face Elise Mertens (27) in the semi-final.ħ:34 CET - Good morning everyone, and let's get into business straight away, shall we? On court at the minute are Holger Rune (19) and Alex De Minaur (24) in Acapulco. Read more about it HERE.ħ:49 CET - And of course, we have the final in Dubai later today between Daniil Medvedev (27) and Andrey Rublev (25), which should be a cracker. Read more HERE.Ĩ:30 CET - Despite his loss to Medvedev, Novak Djokovic (35) said he was feeling optimistic and generally happy with his injury recovery.

The United States Tennis Association and US Open are hoping that the 22-time Grand Slam champion will be granted special access to play in the upcoming events in America. He began to cramp and could barely walk around the court, and the Aussie took advantage, winning 3-6 7-5 6-2.Ĩ:52 CET - And guess what? More Djokovic news. Rune was a set up and looked to be comfortable, but his body failed him in the heat and late night conditions at the end of the second set. 10:07 CET - Di Minaur is through to the final after beating Rune in peculiar circumstances.

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