Stefanos Tsitsipas went nearly a year without a trophy before immediately reaping the rewards of changing his equipment as the Greek captured the Dubai Championships crown on Saturday while playing with a new "mystery" racket.

Stefanos Tsitsipas secures his maiden Dubai Tennis Championships title with a straight-set victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final.

Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday to earn his first ATP 500 title. It was third time lucky for Tsitsipas who had twice lost in the Dubai final,

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Speaking on 'Eurosport France', former player Camille Pin praised Tsitsipas: "He played really fantastic tennis this week. We saw him more confident with the backhand, he used the drop shot with great intelligence and managed all the matches impeccably from a mental point of view.

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas made it third time lucky at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday night, defeating Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 to claim his maiden ATP 500 title in front of a jubilant Centre Court under the lights at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.

Stefanos Tsitsipas secured a straight-set win over Felix Auger-Aliassime to lift his first title in Dubai on Saturday.