February wraps up with one of the busiest weeks on the tennis calendar: three tournaments, two of which are 500s. And those 500-point fields in Acapulco and Dubai are not disappointing, with Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Roger Federer, and Kei Nishikori among those in action. […]
Roger Federer will take the court in Dubai on Monday against German veteran Philipp Kohlschrieber. It’s the first tournament since his round of 16 ouster in Melbourne. Karen Khachanov and Nikoloz Basilashvili are also in […]
Saturday finals will be taking place in Dubai and Acapulco, where a quartet have seeds have survived a couple of relatively up-for-grabs tournaments. Lucas Pouille and Roberto Bautista Agut are battling for the Dubai title, while the Acapulco festivities feature Juan Martin Del Potro and Kevin Anderson. […]
Malek Jaziri has crashed what is otherwise an all-seed party in the Dubai semifinals. Jaziri is hoping to continue the best tournament of his career at the expense of Roberto Bautista Agut, while Friday’s other semifinal features Lucas Pouille and Filip Krajinovic. […]
Half of the eight seeds are still alive in what was a depleted Dubai field even before the tournament started. One of those four is Roberto Bautista Agut, who will go up against Borna Coric on Thursday. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Malek Jaziri are also aiming for a spot in the semifinals. […]
In a relatively weak Dubai draw and with No. 1 seed Grigor Dimitrov already out of the tournament, just about everyone left has realistic title aspirations. Borna Coric will try to keep his hopes alive at the expense of Benoit Paire, while Philipp Kohlschreiber is going up against Stefanos Tsitsipas. […]
With just one full day of rest, Marseille runner-up Lucas Pouille will be back in action when he takes the court in Dubai against Ernests Gulbis. First-round action is also wrapping up with a showdown between Richard Gasquet and Borna Coric. […]
Dubai rarely takes a backseat to anything going on at the same time, but that will certainly be the case in 2018. Acapulco is the best of the trio—and it isn’t even close. Rafael Nadal is back from the hip injury that the sustained Down Under, and the world No. 2 is joined in the Acapulco field by Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem, and Juan Martin Del Potro. […]
The Dubai field is not as strong as usual, meaning the title is more up for grabs to a whole host of players. Marcos Baghdatis is beginning his bid on Monday against Viktor Troicki, while another first-round showdown features Benoit Paire and Yoshihito Nishioka. […]
Top players tumbled out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships left and right this week, but world No. 1 Andy Murray was not among the casualties. Murray, who saved seven match points in his quarterfinal victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber, captured the title on Saturday by beating Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-2. […]
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