Tennis news - Aslan Karatsev wins Dubai Tennis Championship with victory over Lloyd Harris

Updated 20/03/2021 at 21:01 GMT

Aslan Karatsev and Lloyd Harris met in Dubai on Saturday night in order to battle it out for their first ATP title at the Dubai Tennis Championship. Ultimately it was the Russian who won, with a 6-3 6-2 victory, with a triumph that will send him into the top 30 of the men's rankings after being at 263 last year.

Karatsev claims maiden ATP trophy as wonder year continues

Aslan Karatsev won the Dubai Tennis Championship on Saturday night with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Lloyd Harris.

Harris had played eight matches in as many days, beating Dominic Thiem in the third round along the way, and a win would have represented his first ATP title.

That honour now belongs to Karatsev, and the win will elevate him into the top 30 of the men’s rankings. Last year in March 2020 he was ranked way down at 263.

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The Russian follows in the footsteps of some big-name previous winners, with Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray all having won over the past decade.

Karatsev enjoyed a shock run to the semi-finals of the Australian Open, where he lost to Djokovic.