Aslan Karatsev crushes Lloyd Harris 6-3 6-2 in the final in Dubai on Saturday after playing a remarkable match to win his 1st career title. The match lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes. This is the first time that the Russian conquered this tournament. He has never played this tournament so far.
Karatsev added $ 38,960 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 149,490 in total after winning this tournament.
Karatsev was pleased about the match. He commented:
“I am super happy. It was a tight match. I was really nervous. I want to congratulate my opponent on the final. He did a great week. I am happy that I won.”
Highlights Aslan Karatsev vs. Lloyd Harris Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships – Dubai
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Karatsev’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:15
At the end of the match, Karatsev scored 61 points vs. Harris’s 45.
Karatsev
Aslan served pretty well to win 83% of the points (30/36) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (11/22) on his second serve. The Russian won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.
Harris
On the other side, Lloyd wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this contest, the head to head between Karatsev and Harris is 1-0 for Aslan.
This was the maiden title for Karatsev that won his first title at the first attempt. The South African lost the opportunity to win his title at the first attempt. (see list of the title)
Live score progression and stats
Karatsev conquered a commanding position in the outset to break in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. the Russian to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
The Russian lost a big opportunity to break Harris in the 6th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Karatsev had a strong start of this set after breaking in the 1st game (1-0). The Russian reinforced his lead after breaking the South African in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
Karatsev converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Harris wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (2-3 30-40).
They played 46 points. The Russian won 12 points more than Lloyd (29-17). The Russian lost 5 points on serve (17-5). On the losing side, the South african conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).
