Stefanos Tsitsipas secures his maiden Dubai Tennis Championships title with a straight-set victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final.

Stefanos Tsitsipas secured his first ATP 500 title by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 in the Dubai Championships final on Saturday.

DUBAI - Stefanos Tsitsipas won his first title in almost a year and broke a finals hoodoo as he cruised past Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 in the Dubai final on March 1. “There is nothing that ensured the win today, it was just pure fighting,” said Tsitsipas after winning in one hour and 28 minutes.

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas will meet in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships after they won their semifinal matches on Friday. Tsitsipas, the No. 4 seed, was the only seeded player remaining in the draw.

World no. 11 Stefanos Tsitsipas is the new champion of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships! The Greek defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 in an hour and 28 minutes, celebrating his 12th ATP title and the first since April last year.

Stefanos Tsitsipas secured his first ATP 500 title by beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 in the Dubai Championships final on Saturday. The 11th-ranked Tsitsipas lost all 11 previous finals he played in ATP 500 events — including in Dubai in 2019 and 2020 — but needed just under 90 minutes to claim his 12th career title and first of the year.