The Tour will conclude moving through the Middle East next week in Dubai when the ATP 500 event is played, but the WTA Tour completes the 1000 event that has been played this past week.
The Final involves two young players that may end up fighting it out for Grand Slam titles in the future and both have had very good weeks with big wins behind them.
Before the ATP 500 event in Dubai, the ATP Doha Final is played after two tough Semi Final matches were completed.
Mirra Andreeva - 2.5 games v Clara Tauson: Some of the leading names on the WTA Tour are Grand Slam Champions, but two young players have worked their way through to the Final in Dubai in a big 1000 event.
There is a huge amount of expectation on the shoulders of 22 year old Clara Tauson and 17 year old Mirra Andreeva and the two players have seen off Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina on their way through to the Final. It is Tauson who beat the current World Number 1, but Andreeva's two wins over Swiatek and Rybakina are plenty impressive and suffice to say the two youngsters deserve their spot in a showcase spot.
It is a situation that both teams will believe their player will be involved in at Grand Slam level in the years ahead, but there is some pressure to put a big title in the trophy cabinet. Both Clara Tauson and Mirra Andreeva will know what kind of spark winning a WTA 1000 event could have for their relatively young careers and both are already assured of ending this tournament with a career best World Ranking.
A win for Mirra Andreeva would actually take her into the top 10 for the first time, while a victory for her opponent would push Clara Tauson into the top 20.
Neither player will be thinking of anything other than winning the match and the slight edge may have to be given to Mirra Andreeva and her capabilities on the return of serve.
Take nothing away from the way the two players have been backing up the first serve with over 70% of points won when that serve lands, and they both have a similar success rate in getting the first serve in play. However, Mirra Andreeva may feel she protects her second serve a little more effectively than Clara Tauson has been this week, and overall on the hard courts in 2025, and that may be a difference.
It certainly suggests Andreeva can get into the rallies and show off her superior returning ability and that may just see the younger player find a way to win this match.
Clara Tauson has battled through adversity this week, and that has to be given credit, but Mirra Andreeva showed her character in fighting back to beat Elena Rybakina in a third set decider. You cannot rule out the Dane if she is behind, but Mirra Andreeva can make a few headlines by winning this big title before moving onto the North American hard court events in Indian Wells and Miami.
Jack Draper-Andrey Rublev over 23.5 games: Both Semi Final matches lasted well into the third hour and it is Jack Draper and Andrey Rublev who have earned the opportunity to win the title in Doha.
Both players have also shown plenty of character having come through in three sets in each of the last two Rounds- Jack Draper dropped the first set against both Matteo Berrettini and Jiri Lehecka before fighting back, while Andrey Rublev dropped the middle set in the Quarter Final and Semi Final and won a final set tie-breaker against both Alex De Minaur and Felix Auger-Aliassime to progress.
With that in mind, you have to think both Draper and Rublev are going to be filled with confidence when they take to the court with a big title on the line.
After an inconsistent start to 2025 either through injury or being out of form, this is a big chance for Jack Draper and Andrey Rublev to just put a spark behind them and push on for even bigger and better things going forward.
The serve has been a big weapon for both Jack Draper and Andrey Rublev this week and this is going to be a key shot again.
Jack Draper has held 93% of the service games played, while Andrey Rublev has done the same in 92% of his service games.
The British player has had a bit more success on the return of serve, but Break Points are going to be hard to come by in this match and there is every chance it is a Final that surpasses this total games line that has been set.
Andrey Rublev may hold the mental advantage having won all three previous matches against Jack Draper, but they have not faced one another since 2023 and the latter has won a set in two of the three matches played. We know Jack Draper is much better than he was back then, but it might be a tough task in breaking down Andrey Rublev's game and this looks like a match that will potentially go long.
MY PICKS: Mirra Andreeva - 2.5 Games @ 1.83 Bet Victor (1 Unit)
Jack Draper-Andrey Rublev Over 23.5 Games @ 1.91 Paddy Power (1 Unit)
Weekly Update: 7-7, - 0.92 Units (14 Units Staked, - 6.57% Yield)
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