Tennis: Medvedev regains Dubai Duty Free title after Griekspoor withdraws

The Dutchman fails to recover from the leg injury he suffered in the semi-final to hand Medvedev, the 2023 champion, his second Dubai title in four years

  • PUBLISHED: Sat 28 Feb 2026, 5:31 PM

Daniil Medvedev has been awarded his second Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title in four years on Saturday afternoon following the injury-related withdrawal of The Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor.

Griekspoor, who suffered a left hamstring injury during his semi-final victory over Andrey Rublev on Friday, was deemed unfit to play in the ATP 500 men’s final following a medical assessment.