Dubai:

Novak Djokovic
Juan Martin Del Potro
Nikolay Davydenko

Acapulco

David Nalbandian

Rafael Nadal nie zagra w Dubaju.

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Dubai Tickets On Sale, Seven Of Top 10 Feature

The chance to see all 10 of the world’s top 10 women and seven of the top 10 men at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships next month means tickets are likely to be in high demand when they go on sale on Sunday, 10th January at the Dubai Tennis Stadium Box Office in Garhoud. The Box Office will open from 10am to 9pm daily.

Tickets can also be purchased from 10am on Sunday on Time Out Tickets online at www.timeouttickets.com. For more ticket information at the official tournament website, click here.

“Tickets usually sell exceptionally quickly for the final days of the tournament, but it is worth noting that all of the top players can be seen in the early rounds of the tournament so there are plenty of opportunities to catch the top players in action. This year, which sees us celebrate our 18th Men’s Open and 10th Women’s Open, we have our strongest-ever lineup, with Roger Federer looking for his fifth Dubai title and Serena Williams leading the charge in the women’s draw,” said Colm McLoughlin, Managing Director of tournament owners and organisers Dubai Duty Free.

“If you look below the top 10 in the women’s field, the draw continues to impress – Ana Ivanovic, Marion Bartoli and last year’s finalist Virginie Razzano all feature to give the tournament a remarkable 18 out of the world’s top 20. It really is testament to the growth of the tournament over the years”, he added.

Tickets range in price from 30 AED for the opening rounds to 200 AED for the Finals.

Play at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, which is held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, begins on Sunday, February 14th, 2010 with the WTA Tour event and continues with the ATP tournament from Monday, February 22nd – 27th.

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Acapulco:

1 Gonzalez, Fernando CHI 11
2 Monfils, Gael FRA 12
3 Ferrer, David ESP 17
4 Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP 23
5 Querrey, Sam USA 25
6 Almagro, Nicolas ESP 26
7 Monaco, Juan ARG 30
8 Montanes, Albert ESP 31
9 Isner, John USA 33
10 Bellucci, Thomaz BRA 34
11 Andreev, Igor RUS 36
12 Mathieu, Paul-Henri FRA 38
13 Sela, Dudi ISR 40
14 Hanescu, Victor ROU 47
15 Zeballos, Horacio ARG 48
16 Cuevas, Pablo URU 50
17 Acasuso, Jose ARG 51
18 Gasquet, Richard FRA 53
19 Fognini, Fabio ITA 54
20 Greul, Simon GER 60
21 Starace, Potito ITA 62
22 Nalbandian, David ARG 63
23 Gil, Frederico POR 69
24 Hernandez, Oscar ESP 71
25 (Q)
26 (Q)
27 (Q)
28 (Q)
29 (WC)
30 (WC)
31 (WC)
32 (WC)

Alternates
1 Koellerer, Daniel AUT 72
2 Gimeno-Traver, Daniel ESP 73
3 Chela, Juan Ignacio ARG 75
4 Luczak, Peter AUS 78
5 Kubot, Lukasz POL 88
6 Daniel, Marcos BRA 90
7 Schwank, Eduardo ARG 100
8 Vassallo Arguello, Martin ARG 102
9 Gabashvili, Teimuraz RUS 105
10 Ventura, Santiago ESP 109
11 Massu, Nicolas CHI 111
12 Kim, Kevin USA 112
13 Levine, Jesse USA 114
14 Granollers, Marcel ESP 117
15 Levy, Harel ISR 118

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Ktoś łapie czemu ci dwaj Amerykańce wybrali meksykańską piaskownice zamiast turnieju we własnym kraju, gdzie dodatkowo mieliby jeszcze wyższe rozstawienie?

1. Większa kasa
2. Więcej punktów
3. Szlif przed europejską cegłą.

Querrey jest dobry na cegle. Urwal seta Nadalowi w jego zyciowej formie w Davis Cupie, zrobil kiedys 1/4 na najwolniejszej nawierzchni w Monte Carlo. Isner rzeczywiscie dziwna decyzja.

Ja uważam, że po prostu nie chcieli przeszkadzać Jamesowi w walce o 11 tytuł w karierze.

Two-Time Champion Malisse Returns To Delray Beach; Tursunov Set For Debut

Eight-time ATP title winner Dmitry Tursunov, two-time Delray Beach ITC champion Xavier Malisse and big serving Ivo Karlovic are included in the 32-player draw released by the ATP World Tour for the upcoming Delray Beach International Tennis Championships (ITC). The event is scheduled for Feb. 20-28 at the Delray Beach Tennis Stadium & Center, and the ITC’s inaugural ATP Champions Tour event starring John McEnroe will also be played the same week.

The players’ entry list for the 18th annual ATP World Tour event also includes 2009 ITC runner-up Evgeny Korolev, four-time ATP World Tour winner Taylor Dent and Weston’s Wayne Odesnik, who has reached a Top 100 ranking for the first time. Headline stars James Blake, Tommy Haas, and defending champion Mardy Fish announced their intentions to play in the event last fall. The world No. 1 Bryan Brothers will head the 16-team doubles draw.

The 27-year-old Tursunov will be making his Delray Beach debut. He played on Russia’s 2006 Davis Cup title team, reached his career-high ranking of No. 20 in the world that year, and has gained notoriety off the court as the ATP’s top tournament blogger.  Malisse won ITC titles in 2005 and 2007 and was the runner-up three times since reaching his first career ATP final in this tournament in 1999 as a 17-year-old. The 6 foot, 10 inch Karlovic has led the ATP in aces the last three years and is ranked No. 37 in the world.

Still to be slotted in the draw will be four players from the qualifying tournament (played Feb. 20-21) as well as a pair of wild cards. “From top to bottom, the players in this draw will provide entertaining sessions for our fans,” said tournament director Mark Baron.  “While we have young players who are beginning to make a name for themselves, there is plenty of star power as well.”

The ATP World Tour matches will commence on Monday, Feb. 22 with both the singles and doubles final scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 28. McEnroe will join seven other tennis legends in the 4-day round robin ATP Champions Tour event starting Feb. 20, with that final scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 23.

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