Top 5 Photos, 2/29: Djokovic picks up Dubai title

Published February 29, 2020

It was all business in the Middle East on Saturday as Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka picked up titles in straight sets, respectively. (All photos from Getty Images.)

Novak Djokovic had little trouble subduing Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-3, 6-4, earn his fifth Dubai title. The win marks the Serb’s 79th career title, and his second of the season.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the victor's trophy after winning the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on February 29, 2020. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images) — © AFP via Getty Images

Aryna Sabalenka handled the challenge from 2018 champion Petra Kvitova, 6-3, 6-3, at the Qatar Total Open to capture her third Premier 5 title, her sixth career WTA title. Kvitova had won 10 straight matches in Doha.

DOHA, QATAR - FEBRUARY 29: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates with the trophy after victory against Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in the Singles Final match on Day 7 of the WTA Qatar Total Open 2020 at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on February 29, 2020 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova continued their hot streak in Doha to claim the doubles trophy with a 6-2, 5-7, 10-2 over Jelena Ostapenko and Gabriela Dabrowski. It was the pair’s second straight title in as many weeks, having won Dubai seven days ago.

DOHA, QATAR - FEBRUARY 28: Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic celebrate with their trophy after victory against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada in the Doubles Final during Day 6 of the WTA Qatar Total Open 2020 at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on February 28, 2020 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

John Peers and Michael Venus picked up their first title as a duo. They took out Raven Klaasen and Oliver Marach, 6-3, 6-2, for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships trophy.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 29: John Peers of Australia and Michael Venus of New Zealand in action during their men's double's final match against Raven Klaasen of South Africa and Oliver Marach of Austria on Day 13 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium on February 29, 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images) — © Getty Images

World No. 6 Tsitsipas came into the Dubai final against Djokovic looking for his second title of the season, having won Marseille six days ago. Djokovic now leads their head-to-head series, 3-2.

Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece racts during the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on February 29, 2020. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images) — © AFP via Getty Images