DUBAI, Feb 28 — Daniil Medvedev is one victory away from repeating a title run for the first time in his career after he punched his ticket to the Dubai final with a 6-4, 6-2 success over top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime yesterday.

Medvedev, a former world number one, boasts 22 career titles but has bizarrely never won the same tournament twice.