After Djokovic bid farewell .. "Dubai Tennis" is looking for a new champion
The farewell to world number one Novak Djokovic from the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, with his loss, yesterday, Thursday, in the quarter-finals against Czech Jiri Vasili, in two sets without a response (6-4, 7-6), opened the door wide, for the birth of a new champion The history of the Dubai Tennis Championships, which celebrates tomorrow, Saturday, the unveiling of its 30th edition, with a total prize money of $2.9 million.
And the elimination of Serbian Djokovic, crowned in Dubai for the years (2009-2010-2011-2013-2020), was a precious gift for the four players who succeeded in reaching the semi-finals, and each of them is one step away from announcing the identity of the 19 historical champion in “Tennis.” Dubai", in a fight for the title of the 30th edition, led by the surprise of the championship, the Czech 123rd ranked Vasily, who will face at seven in the evening at the conclusion of the golden square, the 14th world ranked Denis Shapovalov, who is seeking in turn to reach the final and gift Canada its first title in Dubai, after yesterday's successful overtake of Shapovalov in Quarter-finals, by defeating the Latvian world number 99, Rickards Brinks, by two sets without a response (7-6, 6-3).
With the same ambition, world number 11 Hubert Hurkacz hopes to give Poland the first title in Dubai, based on his strong performance and quick service, which enabled him in the quarter-finals to defeat the young Italian talent Yannick Sinz, ranked 10 in the world, by two sets without a response (6-3, 6-3). However, Hurkacz's task will not be easy when he faces in the semi-finals, world number seven Andrei Rublev, who aspires to give Russia its second title in a row after his compatriot Aslan Karatsev was crowned last year's title, especially since Rublev has extensive experience in dealing with the power of transmissions. Which led him in the quarter-finals to overcome the obstacle of the American MacKenzie MacDonald and beat him (2-6, 6-3, 6-1).
It is noteworthy that the Swiss legend Roger Federer is the record holder for the "Dubai Tennis Championships" with eight titles, three more than the Serbian Novak Djokovic.
Dubai Tennis Golden Record
Roger Federer: Copy Champion (2003-2004-2005-2007-2012, 2014, 2015 and 2019)
Serbian Novak Djokovic: Transcript Champion (2009-2010-2011-2013-2020)
Czech Karl Novicek: Champion of the 1993 edition
Swede Magnus Gustafsson: Champion of the 1994 edition
South African Wayne Ferreira: 1995 Edition Champion
Croatian Goran Ivanisevic: 1996 Champion
Austrian Thomas Muster: Champion of the 1997 edition
Spain's Alex Corretja: champion of the 1998 edition
French Jerome Gulmar: Champion of the 1999 edition
German Nicholas Kiefer: Champion of the 2000 edition
Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero: 2001 Champion
Frenchman Fabrez Santoro: Champion of the 2002 edition
Spain's Rafael Nadal: Champion of the 2006 edition
American Andy Roddick: 2008 Champion
Switzerland's Stam Wawrinka: Champion of the 2016 edition
Britain's Andy Murray: Champion of the 2017 edition
Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut: champion of the 2018 edition
Russian Aslan Karatsev: champion of the 2021 edition
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