ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Felix Auger-Aliassime to claim Dubai crown

Field Level Media|published: Sat 1st March, 21:17 2025

Aug 27, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) hits a forehand against Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)(not pictured) in a men's singles match on day two of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

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 83.3 percent (35 of 42) of his first-serve points to knock off Auger-Aliassime in 88 minutes. The Greek won the final four games of the first set then the final three games of the second set.

Auger-Aliassime won 70.6 percent (24 of 34) of his first-serve points, but his failure to convert a break point hurt. He was looking for his third title of this year and eighth of his career.

Movistar Chile Open

Serbia's Laslo Djere upset top-seeded Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in the semifinals in Santiago, Chile.

Ranked No. 103 in the world, Djere saved 5 of 6 break points and converted 4 of 9 opportunities. Cerundolo, No. 26 in the world, matched Djere with three double faults but countered with only two aces, to four for his opponent.

Djere next faces third-seeded Sebastian Baez, the defending champion who knocked out fellow Argentinian Camilo Ugo Carabelli in three sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. Baez beat Carabelli for the third time in three weeks and is 2-0 all-time against Djere. Baez converted 5 of 10 break-point opportunities vs. Carabelli.

--Field Level Media

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