Fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Italian Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(4), 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
The Greek will next face world No. 24 Karen Khachanov, who eased past Daniel Evans 6-1, 6-3.
Elsewhere, Australian Alexei Popyrin defeated Lebanese wild card Hady Habib 6-2, 6-4, to set up a second round clash with No. 2 seed Alex de Minaur.
Roberto Bautista Agut, the 2018 champion, also advanced, overcoming Fabian Marozsan 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), while Zizou Bergs registered a 6-3, 6-3 win against Tunisian wild card Aziz Dougaz.
. @steftsitsipas set for the next round! 🤝🎾#DDFTennis @atptour pic.twitter.com/kCdanEydZU
— Dubai Tennis Champs (@DDFTennis) February 24, 2025
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