Second seed Lucas Pouille served seven aces and converted three break points to prevail in an hour and 39 minutes. (Source: File) Second seed Lucas Pouille served seven aces and converted three break points to prevail in an hour and 39 minutes. (Source: File)Lucas Pouille overcame Karen Khachanov 6-4 3-6 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and avenge his defeat by the Russian in last weekend’s final in Marseille. Second seed Pouille served seven aces and converted three break points to prevail in an hour and 39 minutes. Khachanov hit back in the next set to drag the contest into a decider, before Pouille saved two break points in the third set and upped his game to advance.

Source: Indian Express February 28, 2018 16:52 UTC