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Roger Federer all set to conquer 100th title at Dubai Championships
Updated On: 28 February, 2019 08:26 AM IST | Dubai | AFP
Swiss tennis great Federer enters Dubai quarter-final with 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Spain's Fernando Verdasco to get closer to his 100th title; Nishikori out
Tennis ace Roger Federer returns to Fernando Verdasco during the ATP Dubai Duty Free tennis championship in the Gulf yesterday. Pics/AFP
Roger Federer carved out his seventh straight win over Fernando Verdasco yesterday to reach the Dubai Championships quarter-finals 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to stay on course for a 100th career title.
Fucsovics is up next
The 20-time Grand Slam winner, who now has 50 wins in Dubai, will face Hungary's Marton Fucsovics for a place in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Japan's top seed Kei Nishikori was bundled out in the second round of the Dubai Championships yesterday, losing 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 to unfancied Hubert Hurkacz.
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