Tallon Griekspoor won the biggest match of his entire career in the quarterfinals of the Dubai ATP 500 yesterday. The Dutch ace – who is a very fearsome player on this surface thanks to his serve and aggressive tennis – was literally one step away from defeat against Daniil Medvedev.

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To begin with, Daniil Medvedev, Russia's top-ranked maestro (ATP 6), after a dominating 2-0 round of 16 win. Tallon Griekspoor, the Netherlands dynamo (ATP 47), however, battled his way to the third set.

Daniil Medvedev experienced another blow in Dubai. The former champion wasted four match points versus Tallon Griekspoor in the quarter-final and fell 2-6, 7-6, 7-5 in two hours and 36 minutes! The Russian argued with the chair umpire and lost his focus in the pivotal moments to leave another tournament without lifting a trophy.

Dubai: In a stunning upset at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday, Tallon Griekspoor toppled top-seeded Daniil Medvedev to secure the most significant victory of his career and leave the defeated World No 6 smashing his racquet in frustration.

Former world number one Daniil Medvedev crashed out of the Dubai Championships on Thursday, squandering four match points before losing a bad-tempered quarter-final to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands.

Tallon Griekspoor saved four match points in upsetting top seed Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 in the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Thursday. The Dutchman advanced to his eighth career ATP Tour semifinal (3-4 record) in knocking off Russia's Medvedev,