Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia survived a day of upsets at the Dubai Tennis Championships, moving to the second round after a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff. The second and third seeds -- Alex de Minaur of Australia and Andrey Rublev of Russia,

During his latest press conference in Dubai, Medvedev confessed that he has always had a particular admiration for Stan Wawrinka: "I can't deny that I am inspired by him. The Swiss has lived most of his career in the shadow of the Fab Four, but he never gave up and continued to work hard until he won three Grand Slam titles.

An interesting second-round match at the Dubai Tennis Championships found Daniil Medvedev defeating young star Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

Daniil Medvedev is through to the last eight in Dubai. The 2023 champion of the ATP 500 event faced Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the second round and earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory in an hour and 22 minutes.

The draw for the ATP 500 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships has been revealed, kicking off another exciting week of tennis in the United Arab Emirates, following the conclusion of the WTA 1000 event.