Tennis-Medvedev wins Dubai title with walkover


Tennis - ATP 500 - Dubai Championships - Dubai Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - February 27, 2026 Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates after winning his semi final match against Canada's Felix Auger Aliassime REUTERS/Rula Rouhana

DUBAI, Feb ⁠28 (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev was awarded ⁠the Dubai Tennis Championships title ‌after his opponent Tallon Griekspoor withdrew due to an injury he suffered ​in the semi-finals, tournament ⁠organisers said on ⁠Saturday.

Russian Medvedev was chasing a second ⁠title ‌in Dubai after he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime ⁠in the last four, and the ​former ‌world number one reached the ⁠final ​without dropping a set.

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