Stefanos Tsitsipas is again within the Dubai Open ultimate after 5 years. Stefanos will search his first title within the desert in opposition to Felix Auger-Aliassime, hoping to carry his first ATP 500 trophy after dropping the primary 11 finals!
The younger Greek fought for the Dubai crown in 2019 and 2020 in opposition to the final word legends. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic claimed 13 of 18 titles in Dubai between 2003 and 2020, and Tsitsipas stood no probability in these two finals.
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Federer claimed his eighth and final Dubai title in 2019 after overcoming the younger Greek 6-4, 6-4 in 70 minutes. Thus, the Swiss clinched his one centesimal ATP title, turning into the second participant within the Open period to realize that.
Stefanos ousted Roger on the Australian Open a couple of weeks earlier however couldn’t repeat that in Dubai. The veteran claimed 15 factors extra and saved each break factors, sending the strain to the opposite aspect. Tsitsipas fought effectively however fell within the pivotal moments.
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The teenager performed in opposition to two break factors and failed to save lots of any, struggling one break in every set and ending runner-up. Federer fired 25 winners and 15 unforced errors and took cost within the quickest exchanges. The seven-time champion made an ideal begin.
Roger collected a break within the first recreation of the match and served for the opener at 5-4. Tsitsipas made a push and created his two break possibilities. Federer saved them and introduced the sport residence for 6-4. There have been no possibilities for the returners within the opening eight recreation of the second set.
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Stefanos fought effectively and adopted the legend’s tempo. Nonetheless, the Greek squandered a 30-0 lead in recreation 9 and sprayed errors to expertise a break and fall behind. Roger served for the title at 5-4 and sealed the cope with three highly effective serves en path to his one centesimal ATP title.
A yr later, Tsitsipas returned to Dubai and reached one other title conflict. This time, he confronted the four-time champion Novak Djokovic! Looking for his first Dubai crown since 2013, the Serb notched a 6-3, 6-4 win in an hour and 17 minutes, conserving the teenager empty-handed.
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Novak secured his twenty first consecutive victory and lifted his 79th ATP trophy. Djokovic obtained damaged as soon as and supplied three return video games from as many alternatives to regulate the scoreboard and transfer excessive.
They served effectively within the opening 4 video games for 2-2. Novak sprayed forehand errors in recreation 5 and confronted a break level. He saved it with a high-quality assault and introduced the sport residence for 3-2. Djokovic closed the seventh recreation with a service winner.
He made a push on the return within the subsequent one and generated his first break level when Tsitsipas sprayed a backhand error. Novak handed the younger gu with a backhand crosscourt winner and supplied a break that despatched him 5-3 in entrance.
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Djokovic served for the opener in recreation 9 and fired a backhand winner, wrapping up the primary a part of the duel 6-3 in 39 minutes. They supplied 4 holds initially of the second set. The Serb stepped in on the return at 2-2.
He hit a smash winner for a break at 15 and the benefit. Stefanos saved preventing and pulled the break again in recreation six, locking the outcome at 3-3. Djokovic embraced a maintain at love in recreation eight for 4-4 and stepped in on the return within the subsequent one.
Novak stole the rival’s serve at 15, opening a 5-4 hole and serving for the title in recreation ten. Djokovic drew Tsitsipas’ mistake and generated three match factors. He painted a backhand down the road winner on the primary to seal the deal and carry a trophy.
