Stefanos Tsitsipas went almost a yr and not using a trophy earlier than instantly reaping the rewards of adjusting his tools because the Greek captured the Dubai Championships crown on Saturday whereas enjoying with a brand new “thriller” racket.
The 26-year-old’s first tour title since Monte Carlo final April ended his lengthy drought in ATP 500 tournaments and vaulted him again into the highest 10 of the world rankings for the primary time since Could.
“These are the issues we’re preventing for as skilled tennis gamers,” stated Tsitsipas, who climbed to No. 9 on the earth after the newest rankings have been launched on Monday.