Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime rallied past Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Auger-Aliassime fired 13 aces to Cilic’s three and broke the Croatian three times on 10 chances.
The world No. 21 improved his career record against the 186th-ranked Cilic to 2-3, securing his third straight three-set victory in Dubai.
Auger-Aliassime will meet France’s Quentin Halys in the semi-final. The Canadian defeated Halys 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) last week in the first round of the Qatar Open.
The 24-year-old Auger-Aliassime is seeking his third ATP title of the season after winning last month in Adelaide, Australia, and Montpellier, France.
Elsewhere in the quarter-finals, Tallon Griekspoor upset top seed Daniil Medvedev, while fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas is playing Matteo Berrettini.