Humbert wins title in Dubai

Final day in Dubai.

2024 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, an ATP 500 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Dubai, United Arab Emitates, 26 February - 2 March 2024

Defending champion:

Daniil Medvedev (3) who defeated Andrey Rublev (2) 6-2 6-2

Final:

Ugo Humbert (5) (France) v Alexander Bublik (7) (Kazakhstan)

First meeting between the players

Humbert saved a break point in the fifth game of set one before holding serve.

He led 3-2 and games were on serve.

Bublik saved two break points in the next game, held and levelled at 3-3.

Bublik saved another break point in the eighth game but held for 4-4.

When serving at 4-5 to stay in the set, Bublik was broken, and Humbert took the set 6-4.

Humbert broke the Bublik serve in game four of set two and led 3-1.

Bublik served at 2-5 to stay in the match and held for 3-5.

Humbert served for the match and was down 30-40.

He saved the break point and then converted the second of two match points to win 6-4 6-3.

Tiitle number six for Ugo Humbert, winning all finals he has contested.

Second title for 2024, following success in Marseille in the past rev weeks.