Director of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Salah Thalak, revealed that the successes of the "Dubai Tennis" tournaments for women and men have been behind attracting elite players and yellow ball players from 200 nationalities since the birth of the tournament in 1993, of which 33 nationalities have registered to attend the 2020 edition. Currently in the stadiums of Al Garhoud in Dubai, with a total prize pool of $ 5.9 million.
The curtain falls on the "Dubai Tennis" tournament today by crowning the champion of the 28th edition for men, which comes just a week after Roman Simona Halep won the title of the 20th edition for women.
Thalak told Emirates Today that: “Dubai tennis tournaments represent a microcosm of the state of homogeneity among all nationalities that live on the state’s land, especially since the tournament, which celebrates this year’s 28th anniversary of its birth, has succeeded throughout its history in attracting the elite football stars Of the 200 nationalities and different countries around the world, in the same way, the appearance of players in the 2020 edition who represented 33 nationalities participated in the tournament.
He explained: «It is not strange for the Emirates, which always raise the slogan of tolerance, to be a model to be followed in terms of coexistence and respect for civilizations, cultures and religions of all, and they are the same values that underpin the Dubai Duty Free championships throughout its history, which attracted the most prominent yellow football stars from all over The globe, which did not establish many friendships not only at the level of players, but also extended to their families, who are keen to come to Dubai to follow its tournaments every year, in the same way that was recorded in the 2020 edition, in the presence of 37 individuals representing the families of seven players and five players who competed for the women's championship titles. And men. ”
He continued: «The spirit of the family, which enjoys the Dubai Duty Free tournaments, along with the security and safety factors that are among the characteristics of the UAE, which has coexistence of more than 200 nationalities on its lands, were among the most prominent factors that helped every year to return the families of male and female players to Dubai.
Regarding most of the nationalities that participated in the history of the championship, Tehlak said: “The list of nationalities varies annually, but the predominance goes to the European and Eastern sides of Europe, followed by the Chinese and female players, which is natural because Dubai represents a geographical location close to these countries, except that What is remarkable about the 2020 edition is the intense presence of American tennis, especially at the level of the female component, which reflects the confidence that the yellow football stars attach in this tournament, which has always been the first in the world to give women financial rewards equal in terms of value to those granted in men's tournaments. Excels in the first place For after I got Romanian Halep on 696.8 thousand dollars, compared with B565.7 thousand dollars will be awarded to the winner of a copy of men ».
He concluded: «The great diversity of participating nationalities reaffirms the extent of the prestige and standing of the (Dubai Tennis) tournaments on the international scene, as it is not surprising that there were 20 world champions throughout their history representing different nationalities, and among them most certainly the Swiss legend Roger Federer, who has the eight titles in Dubai, and Serbian Novak Djokovic, who has returned to the tournament since his last title in 2013, has ambitiously won his fifth title.
Greek Tsetsebas to the final for the second time in a row
Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, ranked sixth in the world, qualified for the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship for the second time in a row, after yesterday's victory over Britain's Dania Evans, ranked 33 in the world, with two sets without response (6-2, 6-3), in their match. On the main stadium in Dubai Duty Free stadiums in Al Garhoud in Dubai.
Tsetsebas will meet in the final today, the winner of the second semi-final, which gathered late yesterday between Serbian Novak Djokovic, world number one (four times champion), and Frenchman ranked world ninth ranked Gayl Monfils.