Who Won The Dubai Tennis Championship?
The Dubai Tennis Championship is an annual tennis tournament held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on outdoor hardcourts. Novak Djokovic is the most successful player in the tournament’s history, having won six times.
Introduction
The Dubai Tennis Championships is an annual tennis tournament held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The event is owned and operated by the Dubai Duty Free company.
Background
The Dubai Tennis Championships is an annual tennis tournament held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on outdoor hardcourts. The tournament is organized by the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and was inaugurated in 1993. It is classified as an ATP World Tour 500 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour. The tournament takes place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre.
Results
Juan Martin del Potro has won the 2018 Dubai Tennis Championship after defeating Roger Federer in straight sets, 7-6 (8), 6-4. This is del Potro’s first title of the season, and 11th of his career.
First Round
In the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championship, 18-year-old Jannik Sinner of Italy defeated Frances Tiafoe of the United States in straight sets, 6–4, 6–4. Sinner, who is ranked 59th in the world, needed just over an hour to finish off Tiafoe.
Sinner got off to a hot start in the match, winning the first four games. Tiafoe was able to break Sinner’s serve in the fifth game and held his own serve for the next two games to get back within one game. However, Sinner regained control of the match and won the next two games to take a 6-3 lead. Tiafoe held serve in the ninth game to force Sinner to serve for the set. Sinner did not falter, winning the final game to take the set 6-4.
In the second set, both players held serve through the first four games. In the fifth game, Tiafoe again broke Sinner’s serve to take a 3-2 lead. But once again, Sinner responded by winning the next two games to retake a 4-3 lead. The two players then held serve for the next three games before Sinner won the final game of the set to close it out 6-4 and win the match.
Second Round
In the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championship, Novak Djokovic defeated Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. With the win, Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals where he will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Quarterfinals
Federico Delbonis of Argentina celebrates winning his quarterfinal match against Marco Cecchinato of Italy during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships at the Dubai Tennis Stadium on March 1, 2019 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)
Semifinals
In the semifinals, Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the final. This was their 54th meeting, with Djokovic leading 27–26. They had previously met in the finals of this tournament in both 2014 and 2015, with Djokovic winning on both occasions.
Finals
In the finals, Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in straight sets, 7–5, 6–4 to win the Dubai Tennis Championship for the fifth time.
Conclusion
In the end, it was Roberto Bautista Agut who won the Dubai Tennis Championship. He played a great match and was able to come back from a set down to win in the end. This was a great tournament and it was great to see such high-level tennis.
