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Patna : Top seed Novak Djokovic, 32, Serbia, defeated 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, 21, Greece, in straight sets to win singles title at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, an ATP World Tour 500 hard courts event, at Dubai, UAE, on February 29, 2020, night, consolidating his position as World No 1 player.
World No 1 & winner of 17 Grand Slam titles Novak Djokovic beat World No 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 in just 77 minutes to lift the title. Djokovic won 3 break points to 1 by the Greek. He also won 3 games in a row to 2 by Tsitsipas. The Greek, however, fired 8 Aces in the match to 2 by the Serbian. But, he also committed 3 double faults. Djokovic, in all, won 60 points to 45 by the Greek.
It was Tsitsipas’ second successive loss in the final at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. He had lost to Roger Federer, Switzerland, in 2019 final.