This was the primary time that Medvedev, who claimed the title in 2023, had received the identical event twice. His 22 earlier titles had come at completely different occasions.
“That is what is loopy about it. I by no means did it in any metropolis on the earth, and the primary time I do it, it is a walkover,” he informed the ATP Tour web site.
“I performed a terrific event, the 4 matches I performed. After all I needed to play the ultimate, however it’s what it’s.”
Former world primary Medvedev, who didn’t drop a set throughout the event, has received two titles this yr and three previously 4 months.
His consultant informed the New York Occasions, exterior they had been making an attempt to determine how Medvedev might journey to California for subsequent week’s Indian Wells event after the United Arab Emirates “partially and briefly” closed its airspace.
Airways serving the Center East have cancelled or diverted flights after the US and Israel launched lethal strikes on Iran on Saturday.
In response, Iran launched strikes concentrating on Israel and different websites within the Center East.
Earlier, Briton Henry Patten and Finland’s Harri Heliovaara sealed back-to-back males’s doubles titles with a 7-5 7-5 victory over Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic in Dubai.
Patten and Heliovaara have received three of their 4 tournaments collectively this yr.
