Auger-Aliassime Falls to Tsitsipas in Dubai Final, Misses Out on Third Title of 2025

Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime fell short of claiming his third ATP Tour title of 2025, losing to Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Dubai Tennis Championships final.

The match started well for Auger-Aliassime, who held a 3-2 lead in the opening set. However, the tide turned in the seventh game when Tsitsipas won five consecutive points from 40/0 to break Auger-Aliassime's serve and take the first set.

The second set saw Auger-Aliassime save two break points in the third game, but he was unable to convert any of the three break points he created. After tying the score at 3-3, Auger-Aliassime surrendered the final three games to Tsitsipas.

"Tonight wasn't meant to be for me but that's congrats to Stefanos and his team, it's well deserved," Auger-Aliassime said after the match. "Big tournament, great level today, you know we've known each other for a long time and tonight you played at a very high level. I'll push to get better and hopefully we'll have more chances to play more finals in the future."

The 24-year-old Auger-Aliassime, ranked 21st in the world, had four aces and two double faults, winning 71% of his first-serve points. He failed to convert any of his seven break point opportunities.

Tsitsipas, ranked 11th in the world, had four aces and four double faults, winning 83% of his first-serve points. The 26-year-old converted 3 of his 6 break point opportunities.

This was the tenth meeting between Auger-Aliassime and Tsitsipas, with Tsitsipas leading 7-3 in their head-to-head record. Tsitsipas won their most recent encounter in the second round of the 2023 Paris Masters.

Prior to that, Auger-Aliassime claimed his first ATP Tour singles title by defeating Tsitsipas in straight sets in the 2022 Rotterdam Open final.

Auger-Aliassime entered the Dubai final leading the ATP Tour in wins (16) this season, having already won titles in Adelaide and Montpellier.