Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete in his third Dubai Responsibility Free Tennis Championships last. The 4th seed defeated Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 6-4 within the semi-final in an hour and 23 minutes for hsi first title conflict since Barcelona final yr.
The Greek will compete in his thirtieth ATP last and the twelfth on the ATP 500 stage, dropping the earlier 11! Stefanos entered Dubai with three wins in 2025. He has performed properly this week, and the semi-final was no exception.
Tsitsipas claimed 11 factors greater than his rival and defended his service video games fantastically. The higher-ranked participant dropped ten factors in ten service video games, retaining his rival away from break factors.
La efficiency de Stefanos Tsitsipas en revers pour atteindre la finale de Dubaï. 🥵🇬🇷
9 coups gagnants pour seulement 3 fautes directes sur ce côté contre Tallon Griekspoor. 🪄pic.twitter.com/UXUTiFKyg3
— Univers Tennis 🎾 (@UniversTennis) February 28, 2025
Griekspoor fought properly however couldn’t comply with that tempo. He confronted 4 break factors and misplaced serve as soon as in every set to finish his marketing campaign within the final 4. Stefanos hit the ball flawlessly and landed 29 winners and 11 unforced errors.
Tallon stood on a 20-18 ratio and picked up a few service winners greater than his opponent. Nevertheless, Tsitsipas took cost from the baseline and constructed an enormous 38-20 benefit that despatched him excessive.
Tallon Griekspoor & Stefanos Tsitsipas, Dubai 2025© Stream screenshot
They wanted 20 minutes to wrap up the opening six video games of the duel. The Dutchman confronted points at 3-3 and confronted two break factors. He denied two break factors and held with a forehand crosscourt winner to stay on the optimistic facet.
The 2-time finalist produced a fantastic maintain within the eighth sport and made one other push on the return within the subsequent one. The 4th seed prolonged the sport with a forehand winner and welcomed the rival’s smash error on a breakj level to open a 5-4 hole.
Stefanos served for the set in sport ten and closed it with an ace after 42 minutes. The Greek landed a forehand winner within the second sport of the second set and made a push on the return within the subsequent one. Griekspoor squandered a sport level and confronted a break level.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, Dubai 2025© Stream screenshot
He missed a volley and located himself a set and a break behind. Tsitsipas cemented the lead with a half-volley winner in sport 4, opening a 3-1 hole. He landed a artful drop shot winner in sport six for 4-2 and got here from 30-15 behind two video games later.
The 4th seed closed the sport with an ace and moved 5-3 up. Stefanos served for the win at 5-4 and held at love, getting into his first ATP last in ten months.
