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.
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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.