The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship, an ATP 500 tournament, has confirmed the participation of an elite group of the game’s brightest stars in the 33rd tournament, which begins on February 16, including former champions Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev.
A press statement stated that “Russian Medvedev (28 years old), the 2023 tournament champion, returns to Dubai after a difficult season during which he did not win any title for the first time since 2017, and the player ranked fifth in the world has 20 titles during his professional career, including… Including the US Open Tennis Championship title in 2021, and he is looking forward to a successful start in 2025 by regaining his title in Dubai.
For his part, the 2022 champion, Andrey Rublev (27 years old), is currently ranked ninth in the world rankings, after winning two titles in the Association of Tennis Professionals tournaments in 2024, where he won the Madrid Open Tennis Championship and the Hong Kong Open Tennis Championship titles, and he aspires to achieve outstanding performance. In Dubai, noting that he holds 16 titles during his professional career.
For his part, Director of the Dubai Duty Free Open Tennis Championships, Deputy General Manager of Dubai Duty Free, Salah Tahlak, said: “Fans will have a special opportunity to enjoy an exceptional session of the tournament included in the 500-point tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals. We look forward to watching the high level of competition that the tournament will witness this year, especially with the confirmation of the participation of a group of the most prominent players. We will also announce the names of more participating stars in the coming weeks.”
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