World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 to win his fifth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship title, and his first since 2013.
It was the first men’s final between the top two seeds in Dubai since 2015, and Tsitsipas was denied the title for the second straight year after falling to Roger Federer in the 2019 final. It was also the fifth Dubai final in the tournament's history between the top two seeds, but the first time that the number one seed has won the contest.
Djokovic has now won 18 consecutive matches this season in a period that has seen him lift the ATP Cup for Serbia and his eighth Australian Open crown as well as Dubai, and he now holds 79 career titles.