<figure id="attachment_3260805" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3260805" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3260805" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/63efaad8-13656470_cropped_1.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3260805" class="wp-caption-text">Top-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime overcame big-serving Mpetshi Perricard by converting three of five break points. (EPA Images pic)</figcaption></figure>
DUBAI: Felix Auger-Aliassime stamped his ticket to the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, while Daniil Medvedev put an end to Stanislas Wawrinka&#8217;s tournament.
Canadian top seed Auger-Aliassime overcame the big-serving Frenchman thanks to an impressive break-point conversion rate as he managed to make the most of three of the five break-points he forced on Mpetshi Perricard&#8217;s serve.
Consecutive breaks in the seventh and ninth games of the opening set allowed the world number eight to seize the initiative.
Auger-Aliassime pounced again early in the second set to get his nose in front and then managed to serve out to book a meeting with Jiri Lechecka in the last eight.
The Czech eliminated Spain&#8217;s Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 to progress through the round of 16.
In a battle of former Grand Slam winners, Russia&#8217;s Medvedev beat Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3.
The 40-year-old Swiss will retire at the end of the season and was honoured on-court after his defeat.
&#8220;It&#8217;s my last time here, but I always had amazing support from you guys,&#8221; 2016 champion Wawrinka told the crowd.
&#8220;It&#8217;s always special. The reason why I kept playing for so long is because of those emotions that I receive on court, but I think at 40 it&#8217;s time to play for one last year. I&#8217;m enjoying it a lot.&#8221;
Third seed Medvedev will face Jenson Brooksby in the next round, after the American defeated seventh-seeded Russian Karen Khachanov in straight sets.

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