Daniil Medvedev clinched the Dubai tennis championship title after Tallon Griekspoor could not take the court due to a left hamstring injury. Griekspoor sustained the injury during his semi-final victory over Andrey Rublev on Friday.

Dutchman landed awkwardly after a serve but managed to close out the game in straight sets against the Russian. 

“I have been better, that’s for sure,” Griekspoor said during the trophy ceremony. “Unfortunately, I hurt myself during the semi-finals. I went to the hospital this morning and had a couple of scans, which showed something serious. It kept me from coming on court tonight and will keep me from the court in the coming weeks.”

Meanwhile, this is the first time when Medvedev has won the same event twice, having previously triumphed in Dubai in 2023. This is also Medvedev’s 23rd tour-level title and second of the 2026 season after winning in Brisbane in January.

“That’s what is crazy about it,” Medvedev said when asked about winning the same event twice for the first time. “I never did it in any city in the world, and the first time I do it, it’s [via] a walkover… We knew before the start of the week, the way I was practising, I couldn’t miss a ball. We knew it was going to be a great week. It was a great week and I’m looking forward to the next tournaments to come.”

Medvedev is currently 45 points behind No. 10 Alexander Bublik, and he would be looking to re-enter the top-10 rankings for the first time since June last year.

Medvedev will next compete at the ATP Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, where he is a two-time finalist.