It was the first time for Medvedev, who won the title in 2023, to win the same tournament twice. His previous 22 titles have been won in various events.

“That’s the crazy part. I’ve never done it in any city in the world and the first time I do it, it’s a walkover,” he said on the ATP Tour website.

“I had a great tournament, the four games I played. Of course I wanted to play the final, but that’s the reality.”

Medvedev, a former world No. 1, did not drop a set during the tournament, but has won two titles this year and three in the past four months.

his agent told the New York Times, external They were trying to establish a way for Medvedev to fly to California for next week’s Indian Wells tournament after the United Arab Emirates “partially and temporarily” closed its airspace.

Airlines serving the Middle East canceled or diverted flights after the United States and Israel launched deadly attacks on Iran on Saturday.

In response, Iran launched attacks targeting Israel and other parts of the Middle East.

Earlier, Britain’s Henry Patten and Finland’s Hari Heliovaara achieved back-to-back men’s doubles titles with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic in Dubai.

Patten and Heliovaara have won three of the four tournaments together this year.