Dhaka, March 3 -- 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, against Roger Federer in 2019 and Novak Djokovic a year later.

The fourth seed produced a dominant display and needed just 90 minutes to down Auger-Aliassime.

"There is nothing that ensured the win today, it was just pure fighting," Tsitsipas, who will return to the world's top 10 for the first time since May, said.

"It's a big relief that I'm able to hold that trophy after the third attempt. It's something that I had in the back of my mind, and I'm happy to say I accomplished it."

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