Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans, today is Sunday, March 2, 2025, and welcome to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Home of Tennis".

This morning, Beijing time, the ATP500 Dubai Open came to a wonderful conclusion. In the final of the Men's Singles, fourth seed and Greek No. 1 Tsitsipas put in a brilliant performance to defeat Canada's Aliassime 6-3 6-3 to end his embarrassing 11-game losing streak in the ATP 500 final and lift the trophy in Dubai for the first time. This is the 12th overall title of the Greek brother's career, tying Japan's Kei Nishikori, Norway's Ruud and Spaniard's Agut, ranking ninth among active players.

Some fans noticed that Tsitsipas used a new racket with an all-black livery for this tournament. The Greek himself admits that he is very comfortable with this racket, which has helped him play high-quality tennis and win the tournament.

After Tsitsipas' victory, Serbian champion Novak Djokovic sent his sincere congratulations in time and wrote the words "No one can make Tsitsipas lose 12 in a row in the 500 final" as a sign of encouragement.

ATP 500 Acapulco: Spain's Fekina narrowly defeated Canada's Shapovalov 7-6(3) 7-6(1) in the singles semi-finals to reach the final of his second consecutive tournament after Deira Beach and will face Czech Mahač for the title, both of whom will be aiming for their first singles title on the tour tour. The match started at 11 p.m. Beijing time today, and the score of the first set is currently 5-4, with Mahachi leading. Who do you think will win the championship?

ATP 250 San Diego: In the singles semi-finals, third seed and defending champion Báez defeated compatriot Carabelli 6-1 3-6 6-2 to advance to the final with an eight-match winning streak and will face Serbian Jerre, who defeated top seed F. Cerundoro of Argentina 6-1 4-6 6-3.

Women's field: This morning, Beijing time, the WTA 500 Merida station began the singles semifinals. In the opening match, top seed and rising American star Navarro defeated Armenian Avanesyan 6-3 6-3 to reach the final of his second career tour and will await the winner between Colombian Arango and Australian Savile.

WTA 250 Austin: Top seed Pegula defeated Australia's Tomjanovic 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the singles semi-finals to reach the final of the tournament after the Adelaide tournament at the start of the year, where he will face fifth seed and compatriot Kessler, who beat Belgium's Minern 7-5 6-4.

In the doubles semi-finals, the Chinese and American pair of Zhang Shuai/Kessler defeated Havrag/Rozoska 7-5 6-2 to advance to the final. This is Zhang's second WTA Tour doubles final of the year, and Kessler will be on the winning list this week. Next, they will face the Chinese and Russian pair of Yuan Yue/Blinkova for the title.

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player practicing his serve. Can you recognize who he is without prompting?

In the last guess, the golfer gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the American star Kenin.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)