Federer heads line-up for Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

Sunday, 12 January 2020 09:19

Defending champion Roger Federer is set to head a stellar line-up for next month's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

The men's line-up will also feature 2019 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas and 2018 champion Roberto Bautista Agut.

The women's line up will see Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep joined by US Open winner Bianca Andreescu, defending Dubai champion Belinda Bencic and Kiki Bertens.

They'll battle it out for the coveted trophy as the tournament celebrates the 20th anniversary of the WTA event.

Tickets go on sale on Monday for the two-week event that starts on February 17. It will be available at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium Box Office from January 29.

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