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Patna : Top seed & World No 1 Novak Djokocic, 32, Serbia, and 2nd seed & World No 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 21, Greece, will clash in the final of Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, an ATP World Tour hard courts event at Dubai, UAE, on February 29, 2020. Tsitsipas had lost to Roger Federer, 38, Switzerland, in the final of the tournament in 2019.
Djokovic, winner of 17 Grand Slam titles, edged past 3rd seed Gael Monfils, 33, France, the World No 9, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1 in 2hr 35 minutes in second semi-finals on February 28, 2020, night, rallying back from one set down. Djokovi won 4 break points in the match to 3 by Monfils. The Frenchman fired 8 Aces in the match to 5 by the Serbian. Monfils committed 7 double faults to 1 by Djokovic. The World No 1 won 6 games in a row in the match to 3 by Monfils. Djokovic, in all, won 103 points to 95 by the Frenchman.
Second seed Tsitsipas routed World No 37 Daniel Evans, 29, UK, 6-2, 6-3 in 81 minutes winning 4 break points and 5 games in a row in first semi-finals to reach the final. The Greek won 63 points to 49 by Evans.