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Tsitsipas and Auger-Aliassime are quoted in the final of Dubai

Both look for their first trophy in the Emirate

February 28, 2025

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Felix Auger-Aliassime will play on Saturday an immense final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, putting a star brooch to the Middle East tour in the ATP Tour. Greek and Canadian achieved the ticket to compete for the title in a completely opposite way, overcoming the penultimate Song of the Arab ATP 500 with the authority of the champions.

Tsitsipas put the experience on the table to return to the final in a perfectly known tournament. The Greek, runner-up in the 2019 and 2020 editions, handcuffed the variety of Tallon Griekspoor (6-4, 6-4) to apply directly to the fight for the Cup. Despite the range of blows that he found on the other side of the network, Stefanos maintained an imperial intensity to complete the goal. That of Athens took advantage of Dubai’s rapid conditions to convert his service into an impenetrable weapon, ensuring 91% of the points with first serve (29/32) until reaching victory without facing a single breakfast ball.

Griekspoor’s survival capacity, which had saved four party points against Daniil Medvedev in the previous round and three match points In the first round in front of Roman Safiullin, he found an adversary without clemency in the blows of the Greek. His first foray into a harsh track semifinal resulted in a flat game without concessions. The Dutch will rise to No. 42 of the PIF ATP Live Rankings after signing his first semifinal in an ATP 500 tournament.

“I am very happy to have avoided the drama, for playing a good tennis from the beginning to the end,” said Tsitsipas, who improved until 14-4 his balance in Dubai. “I feel good. I did a good job from the bottom line, I think my concentration was at a high level, more than in any other game that has played this week. ”

“I am trying to get the most positive of each game,” Stefanos said. “Each meeting has new lessons, something to offer me in terms of experience and knowledge. I will try to learn everything I can and take advantage of it effectively. ”

Thanks to the victory, Tsitsipas became the eighth active player capable of reaching at least 30 finals in the professional circuit. After underlining this regularity, the Greek will now have the opportunity to return to the Top 10 of the PIF ATP Rankings if it manages to conquer the trophy against Augusto-Aliassime in the final of this Saturday.

In the first game of the day, the Canadian had to sweat ink to secure his position in the Dubai final. Converted into the player with the most victories (16) of the year, Auger-Aliassime squeezed his ability to find solutions until he traces Quentin Halys (5-7, 6-4, 6-3) and signing his third final of the 2025 season. The American, champion in Adelaida and Montpellier, wants to extend in the Emirate the best start of his sports career.

“I don’t know how I have managed to win today,” said Auger-Aliassime, augued until No. 18 at the PIF ATP Live Rankings. “I had played three games to three sleeves this week, I think we were both tired.

After beating Halys in the Third Set’s Trebreak last week in Doha, Augusto-Aliassime jumped to the conscious track of the danger he would find on the other side of the network. The Frenchman, motivated after overcoming the previous phase and achieving against No. 9 World Cup the greatest victory of his career, again presented a great battle with his versatility of blows to the American.

“It is never simple, coming from Doha you feel fatigue,” said August-Aliassime about his great beginning of the season. “But it is the same challenge for everyone, that makes it interesting. See who will be accurate when he needs it, winning the important points. It is not easy, but I feel more and more confidence to find a way to win games like this.”

After debuting in an ATP 500 semifinal, Halys assured the best position of his career as No. 59 of the PIF ATP Live Rankings.

With the glory on the table this Saturday, Tsitsipas will arrive on the track dominating (6-3) the record of the Lexus ATP Head2head against Augusto-Aliassime. In a frozen rivalry since the 2023, Greek and Canadian season, the two ATP Tour finals that fought in rivalry have been distributed. Stefanos won under the cover of Marseille 2020, while Felix responded in the indoor of Róterdam 2022.