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Tennis Francois Nel/Getty Images Daniil Medvedev was awarded the Dubai Tennis Championships title on Saturday after his scheduled opponent Tallon Griekspoor withdrew due to a hamstring injury. Griekspoor suffered his injury in his semi-final win and tournament organisers confirmed on Saturday that the singles final would not take place. Advertisement The final was still scheduled to take place on Saturday night, despite projectiles being seen over Dubai as Iran fired retaliatory missiles at U. S. bases in Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, following American and Israeli strikes on Tehran on Saturday morning. The doubles final still went ahead, with Finland’s Harri Heliövaara and Henry Patten of Great Britain in the first set against Marcelo Arévalo of El Salvador and Croatia’s Mate Pavić in front of a sparse crowd at the time of publication. The tournament confirmed Griekspoor’s withdrawal late afternoon local time on Saturday, with the final scheduled to start at 7pm. They did not release a statement about the doubles final going ahead, but have been contacted for comment about the decision. The players involved in the finals now face the prospect of being stranded, with all flights due to travel from Dubai cancelled until further notice. A representative for Medvedev, a former world No. 1 and U. S. Open champion, said they were trying to get the player out — with the BNP Paribas Open set to start next week in Indian Wells, Calif. That event is a Masters 1000 tournament, one rung below the slams. The ATP, the governing body of men’s tennis, has been contacted for comment on how the organisation will help support the players. A representative for Griekspoor has also been contacted. Medvedev’s win means that for the first time in his career he has won a tournament more than once, despite this being his 23rd title. It’s a quirky record that will be overshadowed by his opponent’s withdrawal, and more pertinently the situation in Dubai. He and Griekspoor aren’t scheduled to play at Indian Wells until Friday or Saturday because of having a bye into the second round. Though Griekspoor must be considered a fitness doubt after suffering the hamstring injury during his semifinal win over Andrey Rublev on Friday. “Not how I want to win a final. Hoping the injury for @Griekii is not too bad and wishing him a speedy recovery, ” Medvedev posted on X after Griekspoor’s withdrawal was confirmed. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle Charlie Eccleshare is a senior tennis writer for The Athletic, having previously covered soccer as the Tottenham Hotspur correspondent for five years. He joined in 2019 after five years writing about football and tennis at The Telegraph. Follow Charlie on Twitter @CDEccleshare