Janko Tipsarevic moves into Dubai last eight

Janko Tipsarevic fought back from a one-set deficit against Flavio Cipolla to move into the final eight of the Dubai Tennis Championships this afternoon.

The Serbian number two lost the opening set on a tie-break as Cipolla ran out a 7-2 winner.

However, Tipsarevic responded positively and to level up the score with a 6-1 success.

The world number continued to dominate the match in the deciding set, going on to win the match 6-7 6-1 6-1.