By Florian Heer (March 1, 2014) DUBAI - Roger Federer won his sixth crown in the desert at the Duty Free Tennis Championships beating last year’s finalist Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, coming back from being down a set and a break. The Swiss led their … [Read more...]
Day Five Dubai Round-up – Federer Bests Djokovic in Three Sets
By Florian Heer (February 28, 2014) DUBAI - Semi-final day at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships saw the tournament’s two most successful players, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, go up against each other for a place in Saturday’s final. The … [Read more...]
Day Two Dubai Round-up
By Florian Heer (February 25, 2014) DUBAI - The second day of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships started on Centre Court with last year’s beaten finalist Tomas Berdych, who extended his seven-match winning streak against Romanian qualifier … [Read more...]
Juan Martin Del Potro Retires from Match in Dubai
(February 25, 2014) DUBAI - Juan Martin Del Potro was forced to retire from the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday with a left wrist injury after losing the first set in a tiebreak to Somdev Devvarman. The No. 2 seed had been … [Read more...]
Federer on the "Tweener": "It was exciting, and the fans enjoyed it"
(February 24, 2014) DUBAI – Five-time Dubai champion Roger Federer began his quest for a sixth title on Monday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Benjamin Becker. During the match the 17-time major champion hit a between-the-legs-shot also called in tennis … [Read more...]
Djokovic, Del Potro, Berdych and Federer Meet the Media in Dubai
By Florian Heer (February 23, 2014) DUBAI - For the 22nd time, the only ATP World Tour 500 event in the Middle East region is taking place in Dubai. The tournament is held at the Aviation Club and its Centre Court with the official name of … [Read more...]
Caroline Wozniacki Battles Past Sabine Lisicki in Dubai; Talks Engagement Ring in Press
(February 18, 2014) DUBAI - Former No. 1 and Dubai 2011 champion Caroline Wozniacki battled back to stop 2013 Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki, winning 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. “I have had to fight pretty hard against her quite a few times,” said the woeld … [Read more...]
Venus Williams Dominates in First Round Victory in Dubai
(February 17, 2014) DUBAI - Wild Card entry and two-time former champion Venus Williams was off to a winning start at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships besting Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-2 hitting 10 aces along the way. "The last couple matches I … [Read more...]
New Season, New Goals
By Abigail Hinto (December 26, 2012) ABU DHABI - Six of the top eleven players in the world, are gathered in Abu Dhabi to start their season at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships (MWTC). Three of the players, namely Janko Tipsarevic, Tomas … [Read more...]