In the final, Karatsev defeated South African Lloyd Harris, who was also playing his first ATP 500 final. The Russian made short work of his opponent with a 6-3 / 6-2 win. The Russian won his first career title with a superb run in the ATP 500 in Dubai. He opened with a win over Egor Gerasimov, before beating Daniel Evans and following up with a win over Italy's Jannik Sinner. In the semis, he beat his compatriot Andrey Rublev and won the final against Harris.