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.

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

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.

The ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships have been rather unpredictable this year, but there’s definitely been no shortage of quality tennis. Quentin Halys is playing his first ATP 500 semifinal and will come up against the only 2-time ATP Tour champion this year,

Stefanos Tsitsipas is now within one win from returning to the world’s top 10, after he reached his third Dubai final. The Greek defeated Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals of the ATP 500 event in Dubai,