Stefanos Tsitsipas secured a maiden ATP 500 title with a straight-set victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime within the closing of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
The 26-year-old Greek produced a robust efficiency to beat his in-form Canadian opponent 6-3 6-3.
The fourth seed had reached the ultimate of the match twice earlier than, shedding to Novak Djokovic in 2019 after which once more to Roger Federer a yr later.
Saturday’s win was world quantity 11 Tsitsipas’ twelfth tour-level title, and the largest out of doors hard-court trophy of his profession.
He defeated 24-year-old Auger-Aliassime – who’s main the ATP Tour this season with 16 match wins and two titles – in a single hour and 28 minutes, and can return to the highest 10 of the world rankings on Monday for the primary time since Could 2024.