Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, the 2023 Dubai champion, showed his superiority from the start of the match. In the first set, he broke his opponent's serve three times, and in the second, he continued to dominate, using the power of his own serve, and won seven 'clean' games to win in two consecutive sets. After the match, on the center court of the Dubai tournament, a ceremony was held for Stan Wawrinka, who announced his retirement at the end of the season. This was done in recognition of his nearly twenty-year career in the tournament, where he previously won in 2016. Medvedev will face American Jenson Brooksby in the quarterfinals, who defeated Russian Karen Khachanov, the seventh seed, 7-6, 6-4. Brooksby continues his journey as the last American remaining in the main draw. In other matches, Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassim, last year's runner-up, continued his excellent form. He managed to overcome an early deficit against Frenchman Giovanni Moppet Berikur and won 6-4, 6-4. In the quarterfinals, he will play against the eighth-seeded Czech tennis player Jiri Lehecka, who overcame Spanish player Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6, 6-4. In the round of 16 of the 34th edition of the men's Dubai tennis tournament, a 500-point event held on Wednesday, there were intense matches with surprising results as the tournament approaches the decisive stages. Fifth-seeded Russian Andrei Rublev scored a hard-fought victory over Frenchman Auguste Humbert 6-4, 6-7, 6-3. The match lasted over two hours and 23 minutes, and Rublev secured his place in the quarterfinals in a very competitive battle. Sixth-seeded Czech tennis player Jakub Mensik advanced to the next round after defeating Australian Alexei Poperin 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and four minutes, confirming his strong performance in the tournament. In the same round, one of the biggest surprises was the early exit of the tournament's second seed, world number ten, and 2025 runner-up, Kazakhstani Alexander Bublik. He lost to Dutchman Talon Griekspoor 6-3, 7-6. Daniil Medvedev reached the quarterfinals by ending the run of Swiss player Stan Wawrinka, defeating him 6-2, 6-3.
