Alejandro faced his in-form coeval Denis Shapovalov in the semi-final and prevailed 7-6, 7-6 in two hours and 15 minutes for his second ATP final of the season. Shapovalov chased his second consecutive ATP 500 title and had his chances.

Tomas Machac has defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (6), 6-2 to win the Mexican Open for his first ATP title

Tallon Griekspoor rallied to defeat defending champion Ugo Humbert of France 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday.