Dubai Tennis Championships set for men's action

Monday, 24 February 2020 11:18

The men's round at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships kicks off on Monday.

The tournament features five of the world’s top 12 players, with Novak Djokovic heading the line-up.

The world no. 1 takes on Tunisia's Malek Jaziri on the opening day.

Gael Monfils, Richard Gasquet, Andrey Rublev and Philipp Kohlschreiber are some of the other players scheduled to hit the courts later.

With the world no 1️⃣ @DjokerNole 🙌😱

Welcome to Dubai and good luck 💪#DDFTennis #AllEyesOnDubai @atptour pic.twitter.com/exTS4aNHDt
— Dubai Tennis Champs (@DDFTennis) February 23, 2020

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