He confirmed that the tournament still has a list of the top players
Perish: Nadal's apology and Federer's withdrawal will not affect Dubai Tennis' competitiveness
The absence of Swiss Federer opens the door to the birth of a new champion for "Dubai Tennis" for men.
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Salah perishes: "The championship has a distinguished and long relationship with Federer, the owner of the eight titles, and we respect his decision to withdraw."
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The director of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Salah Dahlak, confirmed that the third and sixth world ranking Spanish Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer apologized for participating in the men's tournament, which begins its 29th edition tomorrow, and extends until March 20, with prizes amounting to 1.9 million dollars. It will not affect the level of competitiveness that the matches will witness in light of the tournament's preservation of a list of the top ranked, especially the young faces on the list of the world's firsts seeking to win their first historical title in Dubai.
He told Emirates Today: “The presence of two myths of the size of Nadal and Federer gives the championship an additional impetus to the great position that they possess on the yellow ball arena and the global records and achievements that mark their careers, but we have to look at the positive side, that the opportunity is now available to continue watching Competitions at the highest level, especially from the younger generations, who have succeeded in placing their fingerprints on the list of top classifiers, in their quest to win a historic first title in Dubai.
He explained: “We understand the absence of Nadal, who was in the race to request the invitation card to participate in the current version, had it not been for the return of pain to his back on the eve of his arrival to Dubai, and the tournament has a distinguished and long relationship with the record holder of its title record, the Swiss Federer, the owner of the eight titles, and we respect his decision to withdraw, However, the absence of these two stars will open the door wide for the birth of a new champion of men's tennis, in an additional incentive that will push the young stars participating in the current edition, whether Austrian Dominic Thiem, ranked fourth in the world or Russian Andrei Rublev, ranked eighth in the world, and others from the list of the top 20 players, to perform The best way to win their first title here in Dubai ».
He continued: “Dubai Tennis has always represented the gateway to many international players, and the tournament was a testament to their achievements in the same way, as Swiss Federer was keen to make his 100th title historic in his career as a gateway to winning the Dubai Championship in the 2019 edition.
He concluded: “Regardless of the names of the tennis stars who have always been associated with Dubai, whether as a safe place for training and preparing for the season in addition to having homes there, but as an organized committee we always encourage the idea of the birth of a new hero, especially from the young blood that represents the future of the game, and who are always looking for it. Because their career is linked to the title of the Dubai Championship ».
Mugurza to the women's final ... from the fifth attempt
World number 16 Spanish Garbini Muguruza, in her fifth participation in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, reached the final match for the first time in her career, by beating Belgium's 18th-ranked Alice Mertinez in two groups without a response (6-4 and 7-6).
In the doubles competition, the Chinese duo, Yang Zhaozhuan and Pivan Crowe, qualified for the final, after defeating the duo consisting of Hungarian Timia Babush and Russian Veronica Kodermetova (6-3 7-5).
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