The winner of the Doha race has already been decided, and the Dubai race, which will take over next week, has also announced the entry list and draw table. As the only two ATP tournaments in the Middle East, it has always been a battleground because of the proximity of the date and the huge prize money. Let's take a look at the draw for the event.
Former tournament champion Mei will travel as the top seed. After retiring from the match against Aliassime in Doha due to injury, his recovery will be interesting and his first-round opponent will be Germany's Struff. After the big opponents fell in Doha, many people hoped that May could always break the curse of not being able to win the same tournament twice in Doha, but the unexpected injury made all this backfire. So, is this possible in Dubai? In the just-concluded Doha Race, his friend Rublev has won the same event many times, will it be Mr. Mei's turn this time?
China's player and new Asian No. 1 Zhang Zhizhen is placed in the quarter, and he will face French heavy gunner Perricard in the first round. The zone is led by another seeded player, fifth-seeded France's Embel, who has just successfully defended his Marseille title, and will face Czech first-brother Lehecka, who has just beaten Alcaraz in Doha.
The quarter-finals are led by Tsitsipas, who will face Sonego, a quarter-finalist at this year's Australian Open, in the first round. The other seeded player in the zone is eighth seed Dimitrov, who will face a qualifier in the first round.
In addition, there were plenty of key talks in the first round of the zone, including Khachanov taking on former British No. 1 Evans, who was a wild card, and Berrettini, who knocked out Djokovic in Doha, taking on France's old black Monfils.
The quarter-finals are led by Rublev and Draper, who just won the tournament in Doha, so it is wondered if they will meet again in the quarter-finals. Coincidentally, both men faced off against a qualifier in the first round. In addition, the likes of Maurosan, Boggs and Agut are all gathered here, and in terms of overall strength, the district is the weakest of the four.
The final zone is led by De Minaur, who will face Cilic in the first round, with former US Open champions having poor luck and top seed Acre in the first round at Doha, with the likes of Fes, Aliassime and Bublik all in the area.
The Race to Dubai has produced a number of heavyweight champions, including Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, Murray, Wawrinka, Roddick, Ferrero and Ivanisevic. Although the absence of Djokovic and Acre has made the stars less than this week's Doha, they still have a lot of good players. Looking forward to the event!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)