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

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

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.

Aliassime, who leads the ATP Tour in wins (16) this term, but the Greek player passed with flying colours in Dubai

A maiden ATP-500 title is in sight for Stefanos Tsitsipas, while Felix Auger Aliassime will be looking for a second title triumph in 2025.

Novak Djokovic wasted little time before mocking Stefanos Tsitsipas after the Greek star defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 in the Dubai Championships final. World No. 11 Tsitsipas finally broke his ATP 500 duck in the United Arab Emirates, having lost all 11 of his previous finals, including the 2019 and 2020 Dubai editions.

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 Saturday.

"This is something that I have been fighting a long time for, and it’s great to finally win here in Dubai."

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.

Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas saved all seven break points he faced while cruising to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime on Saturday to win the Dubai Tennis Championships. Tsitsipas won 83.