Netherlands tennis player Tallon Griekspoor delivered a commanding performance Wednesday, defeating second-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 6-3, 7-6 (4) during second-round action at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates.
Griekspoor’s serving dominated the match, as he delivered 14 aces while avoiding any double faults and capturing 35 of his 40 first-serve points for an impressive 87.5% success rate. The Dutch player also defended three break point opportunities and limited his unforced errors to just 10 while producing 30 winners. Bublik managed 29 winners but struggled with 23 unforced errors.
Additional surprises unfolded as France’s Arthur Rinderknech eliminated fourth-seeded Jack Draper of Great Britain 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-4, while Jenson Brooksby overcame seventh-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia 7-6 (6), 6-4. Rinderknech matched Griekspoor’s serving excellence, delivering 20 aces without a single double fault.
Top-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada secured his quarterfinal spot by defeating French qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 6-4. Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev dispatched Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, while fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia outlasted France’s Ugo Humbert 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Czech players Jakub Mensik (sixth seed) and Jiri Lehecka (eighth seed) both progressed with straight-set victories.
At the BCI Seguros Chile Open in Santiago, upset results eliminated both the fourth and seventh seeds during second-round competition.
Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann overwhelmed fourth-seeded Camilo Ugo Carabelli of Argentina 6-4, 6-3, holding a decisive 28-12 advantage in winners. Italian qualifier Andrea Pellegrino capitalized on his opponent’s struggles, winning 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 6-3 against seventh-seeded Francisco Comesana of Argentina, who committed 50 unforced errors including 11 double faults.
Lithuania’s Vilius Gaubas mounted a comeback victory over Croatia’s Dino Prizmic 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in a marathon match lasting 3 hours and 2 minutes. Second-seeded Luciano Darderi of Italy concluded the day’s action by edging Argentina’s Mariano Navone 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico, Miomir Kecmanovic achieved the biggest victory of his professional career by stunning top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4) in second-round play.
The 26-year-old Serbian entered the contest with an 0-11 record against top-five ranked opponents. Neither player managed a service break in the final two sets, but Kecmanovic claimed the decisive final two points of the third-set tiebreaker while Zverev was serving. Zverev previously captured the Acapulco title in 2021.
Italy’s Mattia Bellucci eliminated fourth-seeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-3, 6-3, while fifth-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli defeated Czech Republic’s Dalibor Svrcina 6-4, 6-4. Eighth-seeded Frances Tiafoe survived two match points to edge Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) in an all-American battle.
France’s Terence Atmane, America’s Brandon Nakashima, and Chinese qualifier Yibing Wu also secured advancement to the next round.
